Aug. 29, 1965: Long-Distance Calling … Very Long Distance
1965: An astronaut in space holds a conversation with an aquanaut underwater, marking another milestone in human communication. Astronaut Gordon Cooper, orbiting the Earth with Pete Conrad in Gemini 5,...
View ArticleJan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish Fishing Village
With the Cold War at its height, a mid-air collision results in several deaths and a near nuclear holocaust along Spain's Mediterranean coast.
View ArticleApril 25, 1859: Big Dig Starts for Suez Canal
Dig like an Egyptian: The Suez Canal made the world significantly smaller.
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