Tech History Today – Feb. 14

In 1924 – The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company merged with its subsidiary and took its name, International Business Machines Corporation AKA IBM.

In 1989 – The Department of Defense got the first of 24 satellites that will make up the global positioning system put into orbit.

In 2011 IBM's Watson, an AI computer system competed against Jeapardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Watson cleaned up winning $77,147 to Mr. Jennings's $24,000 and Mr. Rutter's $21,600.