From: gah4@u.washington.edu   
      
   I was remembering in comp.lang.fortran that the date on   
   the first Fortran manual, for the 704, is October 15th, 1956.   
      
   Depending on individual viewpoint, that may or may not   
   be important in the history of compilers, though.   
      
   (And I don't know when the compiler was actually out.)   
      
   Anyway, 66 years ago today!   
   [It was announced to the public at a conference in Feb 1957. -John]   
      
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