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1999: Nostalgia at the Edge of a New Millennium
From The Matrix to Napster, the Euro to Y2K — 1999 captured the spirit of a world ready for change.
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This Month in History
- October 1908: The first Model T Ford was introduced, changing transportation forever.
- October 1929: The Wall Street Crash began, leading to the Great Depression.
- October 1936: The Hoover Dam began generating electricity.
- October 1949: The People’s Republic of China was founded.
- October 1957: Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, was launched by the USSR.
- October 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
- October 1969: ARPANET (the precursor to the internet) sent its first message.
- October 1973: The Yom Kippur War escalated in the Middle East.
- October 1989: East Germany opened its borders to the West amid growing protests.
- October 1990: Germany officially reunified.
- October 1993: The first “Got Milk?” ad aired in the U.S.
- October 1998: Google was founded.
Did You Know?
💡 The first SMS ever sent (in 1992) simply said: “Merry Christmas.”