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called Arapanet.
The first message 'login', was typed in l...o... the
autocomplete (a term from the distant future)
was supposed to fill in the rest, but a memory buffer overflowed,
crashing the system.
A increase to the buffer size, and the first connection was successfully
made.
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The Eagle has landed. "That's
one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"
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"Good Luck Mr.
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| I was 'glued' with the rest of the world watching the moon events.
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| On the day of the 1969 test of a nuclear test in Amchitka Island 10,000 protesters
blocked a major US-Canadian border crossings, carrying placards which read: "Don't Make a Wave. It's Your Fault if Our Fault Goes".
Fortunately the test passed without earthquakes or tidal waves but local opposition was
primed, so such an extent that when the US announced plans for a 5.2 megaton test at Amchitka in 1971, people were already
galvanized for another series of protests.
Greenpeace was
being born.
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| Woodstock Music And Arts Fair opens on Max Yasgur's farm for three days
of peace, love, and music (August 15) Woodstock happened, and I
knew nothing about it. It wasn't until about six months later, hearing the album,
that I realized what I had missed!
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| John Lennon and Yoko Ono's band the Plastic
Ono Band perform in Toronto Ontario for their album "Live Peace In
Toronto". New cuts include Give Peace A Chance, Cold Turkey, Yer Blues and a 12
minute Yoko piece, plus the oldies Blue Suede Shoes, Money and Dizzy Miss
Lizzy.
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| Montreal Quebec - John Lennon and Yoko Ono start their
second Bed-In for Peace in a room at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel; during the
event, they recorded the song, Give Peace a Chance
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| The largest audience in television history watched an American flag planted on
the moon.
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