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The Space and Technology section has two separate timelines, one for technology and a separate one for space. The Space timeline covers the following events: Polaris Missile Fired USS Enterprise Launched Planes Collide Over Staten Island Telstar Broadcasts Live Satellites USS Thresher Sinks Surgeon General Reports on Smoking IBM Introduces System 360 Nader Publishes Unsafe at any Speed Verrazano Bridge Opened First Commercial Satellite Launched Great Blackout First Direct Dial Phones Heart Care Makes Strides First 747 Flight
Each entry is narrated an includes a high quality photo. What is interesting about this section is the relative paucity of non-space advances during this period.