On October 14 in history, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, JFK helped inspire the Peace Corps in Michigan, the Tigers won the World Series, and Felix Baumgartner made his historic jump. (READ MORE)
September 4 in History: Edison Powers New York, the Edsel Debuts & Google Is Founded
On September 4 in history, Edison began supplying electricity in New York, Ford introduced the Edsel, Mark Spitz won his seventh gold medal, and Google was founded. (READ MORE)
June 22, 2009: Kodachrome Color Film Discontinued
Back in 2009, it really was an eye opener to the photography world that digital was finally taking over. Once a huge seller for Kodak, on June 22nd, 2009, the company discontinued their Kodachrome color film. With everyone getting digital cameras, it just wasn’t profitable for the company to produce this product any longer. During its heyday, many Kodak and independent laboratories processed Kodachrome, but by 2010, surprisingly only one Kodak-certified facility remained. A placed called Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas. (READ MORE)