📅 The first barcode scan: a pack of gum (1974)
Today shops all over the world use barcodes.
Where: Troy, Ohio, USA
📅 On This Day: June 26
June 26, 1974: The first barcode scan: a pack of gum. At 8:01 in the morning on this day in 1974, a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, rang up an item by scanning a barcode for the first time. The first product was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum, and it cost 67 cents.
✨ More events on this day
- 1906 🏅 The first motor race called a Grand Prix was held near Le Mans in France, and racing drivers today still compete in Grand Prix races.
- 1909 🔬 London's Science Museum became its own museum, and today visitors can see real steam engines, early airplanes and the Apollo 10 command module.
- 1997 🎨 J. K. Rowling's first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in the UK, and the boy wizard soon enchanted readers worldwide.
🧠 Question of the day
What was the first item scanned by barcode?
- A bottle of milk
- A bunch of bananas
- A pack of gum
Show the answer
Answer: A pack of gum
🎂 Landmarks that opened on June 26
Questions
What happened on June 26?
June 26, 1974: The first barcode scan: a pack of gum. It happened in Troy, Ohio, USA.
Which landmarks opened on June 26?
CN Tower (opened 1976).
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