At Florida State, Deion Sanders was a three-sport star, playing football, baseball and running track. Under coach Bobby Bowden, Sanders was a two-time All-American cornerback in 1986 and 1987, and a third team All-American in 1988. The Seminoles retired his No. 2 jersey in 1995.
Hayes has first phone installed in White House. On this day in 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes has the White Houseâs first telephone installed in the mansion s telegraph room. President Hayes embraced the new technology, though he rarely received phone calls.
This is the IBM Simon Personal Communicator, often referred to as the first smartphone ever. A prototype of it was introduced in 1992, but it wasn't until two years later when BellSouth Cellular released the handset in the U.S. for $899 on a 2-year contract or $1099 without commitment.