Difference between revisions of "January 23"

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1909 – Passenger ship RMS Republic becomes the first ship to use the "CQD" distress signal (pre-cursor to "SOS").

1970 – NASA launches the first amateur satellite to be remotely controlled.

Fun Fact:

Dogs have a dominant paw like humans have a dominant left or right hand.

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-[[1970]] - NASA launched the first amateur satellite (ITOS 1/OSCAR5) to be remotely controlled at 6:34 am EST from Vandenberg Air Force Base. OSCAR 5 stands for Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.
+[[1909]] – Passenger ship ''RMS Republic'' becomes the first ship to use the "CQD" distress signal (pre-cursor to "SOS").   <br>
+[[1970]] – [[NASA]] launches the first amateur [[satellite]] to be remotely controlled.   <br>
+<br>
+<br>
+<center>'''Fun Fact:''' <br>
+Dogs have a dominant paw like humans have a dominant left or right hand.
+</center>
 <noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|023]]</noinclude>
+[[category:timeline]]