When was a barcode scanned in a shop for the first time?
197420th century · 1900s
A barcode is scanned in a shop for the first time.
On a pack of Wrigley's gum in Ohio.
1974
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Around the same time
- When was the first handheld mobile phone call made?1973
- When did the Sydney Opera House open?1973
- When was the Rubik's Cube invented?1974
- When did Richard Nixon resign as US president?1974
- When was Microsoft founded?1975
- When did Queen release 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?1975
- When was Jaws released?1975
- When did the Vietnam War end with the fall of Saigon?1975
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