On this day in 1996, after three hours, world chess champion Gary Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second. Man was ultimately victorious over machine, however, as Kasparov bested Deep Blue in the match with three wins and two ties and took home the $400,000 prize. An estimated 6 million people worldwide followed the action on the Internet.
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American Revolution:
1779 : The Battle of Carr's Fort
Automotive 1966 : Auto safety crusader Ralph Nader testifies before Congress
Civil War 1861 : Davis learns he is president
Cold War 1962 : Soviets exchange American for captured Russian spy
Crime 1992 : Boxing legend Mike Tyson convicted of raping beauty queen
1763 : The French and Indian War ends
1989 : Brown elected chairman of the Democratic Party
Music 1972 : Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut
Presidential 1899 : Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry
Sports 1996 : Deep Blue beats Kasparov at chess
Vietnam War 1965 : Viet Cong blow up U.S. barracks
World War I 1916 : U.S. secretary of war resigns
World War II 1942 : Japanese sub bombards Midway
Disaster 1970 : Avalanche buries skiers in France
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