1925 - The "Scopes Monkey Trial" began.
1929 - U.S. paper currency assumed its current dimensions (bills used to be bigger).
1940 - The Battle of Britain began with air attacks by Nazi forces on southern England.
1962 - The Telstar 1 communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral.
Telstar was the first satellite paid for by a non-government agency -- AT&T -- and the first to transmit live television between North America and Europe.
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After the initial excitement, it turned out that few people in the U.S. actually wanted to watch anything live from Europe.
- Jim