1962
From Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Hershel Glenn Jr. is successfully launched into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut. He was hailed as a national hero and went on to represent Ohio for four consecutive terms in the U. S. Senate.
For further reading, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn
1986 
The Soviet Union launches the core module of the Mir space station. The
core module will provide living quarters for the cosmonauts, including a galley, cooking elements, storage, individual crew cabins and personal hygiene area. Five additional modules will be launched between March 1987 and April 1996.
For further reading, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir
2004
Apple’s first iPod Mini arrives in Apple retail stores and online. It was the first size variation of the iPod but it wouldn’t be the last, with Apple relentlessly remodeling it nearly every year.
For further reading, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod
2013
Sony announces the PlayStation 4 without bothering to share its price, specificati
ons or even it’s hardware capabilities. In this announcement, Sony clearly showed that it was targeting the ‘gamers’ out there, rather than Microsoft’s more general push towards capturing household entertainment at large.
For further reading, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4