Events on February 12 in history

J. Lyons and Co. (February 12, 1954)

Lyons's LEO produces a payroll report. It is the first time in history a computer is used in business.

J. Lyons & Co. was a British restaurant chain, food manufacturing, and hotel conglomerate founded in 1884. Several Lyons cake products are still available on grocers' shelves, including Lyons treacle tart, Lyons Bakewell tart, Lyons Battenberg, and Lyons trifle sponges.

The company is also known for its pioneering use of computers.

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13 Feb

NCAA Division I
Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
28 Feb

NTSC
The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
1 Apr

United States Air Force Academy
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
25 Apr

Bell Labs
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
18 Jun

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

Events on February 12 in history

J. Lyons and Co. (February 12, 1954)

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Events on 1954

NCAA Division I

NTSC

United States Air Force Academy

Bell Labs

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état