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By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com Guide to 20th Century History since 1997

Barcode Turns 35

Thursday July 2, 2009
The first item sold after being scanned with a UPC barcode was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum. The sale occurred at 8:01 a.m. on June 26, 1974 at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio. The gum is now on display at the Smithsonian American History Museum in Washington D.C. Want more fun history facts?
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