We'd probably all agree the Internet is the realrevolution of the modern era, but today marks an older, parallel milestone that also brims with significance. On July 10th, 1962 - back when JFK fretted over Russian missiles in Cuba and Bob Dylan sang In My Time of Dying - NASA pelted the Telstar 1 satellite out into orbit, following a team effort by AT&T, Bell Labs and the British and French post offices. Two days later, the world's first transatlantic TV signal made its way from Maine to Brittany, via a quick stop-over in the heavens, and a new age of international communication was born.
Engadget , July 12th, 1962: the day two continents smiled at each other, July 12th, 1962: the day two continents smiled at each other
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