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may 12, 1959 - COBOL is released

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Common Business Orientated Language (COBOL) is released, being the second ever released high-level programming language. It was designed to allow regular workers to understand computers more. COBOL is still in use today in ATMs.

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may 12, 1959
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~ 66 years ago
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