Eight Track Tape Day
Eight Track Tape Day is held on April 11. It's origin likely hails from the sixties and seventies. This event in the second decade of the month April is annual. 
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Why is it called 8-track tape? They are called 8-track tapes because each of the four programs is comprised of two tracks playing simultaneously to provide stereo sound. Though less popular, there were also 4-track stereo tapes with two programs in the 1960s.
The cassette tape was invented in 1962 by Phillips' Belgium team, introduced to the European market in 1963, and came to America in November of 1964. Stereo 8 Cartridges (commonly known as 8 track) went on the US market in 1965. Just like a cassette tape, an 8 track tape is a magnetic analog music device.
But from when it was first introduced until it was overtaken by the compact cassette, the 8 track tape had a lifespan of nearly 20 years, and it was enjoyed by millions of people (granted, mainly in the USA, Canada, and the UK).
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