October 5: 1961 President Eisenhower's Military Industrial Complex Speech.
Did a Fox Guarding the Hen House Get it Right and If So, How?
President Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War 2 warned us, in his 1961 Farewell Speech, of the potential perils for the United States if the military dictates policy and government investment.
October 12: 1972 The Birth of Pong and the Rise of Video Games.
Is This Why We Don't Leave Our Houses Anymore?
Pong introduced America to video games and now there seems to be no turning back.
October 19: 1971 An American Family; Our First Reality TV Show.
What's Real, What's Not?
Does Anybody Care?
In 1970-71 a camera was rolling in the house of an upper middle class Santa Barbara family. What was revealed was not Leave it to Beaver. What was introduced was, well, unreal...or was it?
October 26: 1981 President Reagan Fires Air Traffic Controllers.
A Shot Over the Bow Thirty Years Ago Lands Today in Wisconsin and Elsewhere
President Reagan's firing of the Air Traffic controllers for refusing to return to work, introduced
