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Apple’s First iPhone Launched In The U.S. 17 Years Today, With Off-Duty Police Officers Hired To Prevent Theft At The Company’s Physical Outlets
Steve Jobs officially unveiled the first iPhone on January 9, 2007, with its development rumored to have kicked off in 2005 under a highly secretive collaboration of Apple engineers and designers. While the press and everyone else present during the grand unveiling was in complete awe of the device showcased by Jobs, it took several months for the company to actually bring it to retail outlets across the United States. Thankfully, the first release in the country happened on January 29, and we take a stroll down memory lane and look back at an event that transpired 17 years ago, which changed the course of an entire industry.