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IBM installs punched card equipment to support administration of the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935 IBM installs punched card equipment to support administration of the U.S. Social Security Act of 1935, which required the creation and maintenance of employment records on 26 million Americans. This landmark government contract was called "the biggest accounting operation of all time."
Traffic Recorder The Fingerprint Selecting Sorter and the Traffic Recorder are released.

 
People
  Employees 9,142  

Finance
  Revenue $25 M  
  Net earnings $8 M