Soccer fans in Lionel Messi’s hometown seeking to pay tribute to their sports hero by naming infants after him are out of luck—at least, if they want to use the last name “Messi” as a child’s first name. The town specifically outlawed the moniker due to such a large volume of p...
Sony developed Betamax cassette tapes a year before VHS in an effort to control the industry. In spite of the company's efforts, VHS became popular because it was less expensive and the tapes lasted three hours instead of one. 1976: Telstar gaming console Keith Pomakis // Wikimedia Commons...
In the ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s, Friday nights usually consisted of a trip to Blockbuster to pick up the latest VHS (or, later, DVD) release—and fight with your sibling over which candy to choose from the register counter. Blockbuster Getty Images Blockbuster In 2013, the beloved ...
In the ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s, Friday nights usually consisted of a trip to Blockbuster to pick up the latest VHS (or, later, DVD) release—and fight with your sibling over which candy to choose from the register counter. Blockbuster Getty Images Blockbuster In 2013, the beloved vi...