On this day...

[camus8]

1960 - The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1, a balloon satellite.

The beginning of the cell phone era.  Ugh.  Look what chaos they've created.  Now, 11 year olds want phones "in case of emergencies."  Yeah, right.  I think we then need to ask them what constitutes as an emergency.  Calling your

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[kaurorab]

I can't stand it when people say "sneaked"...makes me crazy!

[camus8]

I completely understand. Which is why I included that link. I felt weird typing "snuck." I don't know why. It just sounded weird, I suppose. So, because of that feeling, I decided to look it up before posting. Now, granted, we shouldn't always listen to "what is correct," but that wasn't my intention. It was more a purpose of satisfying my personal interest