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Barcode Anniversary.

The first ever barcode was scanned on this date, in 1976.

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When Jun 26, 2010
from 12:20 pm to 12:20 pm
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Originally developed to help supermarkets speed up the checkout process, the first live use of a UPC took place in a Marsh Supermarkets store in Troy, Ohio, on June 26, 1974, when a cashier scanned a package of Wrigley’s gum