September 3, 1976: President Gerald Ford receives a memo from his economic affairs assistant suggesting that he name the first space shuttle Enterprise, in response to a letter writing campaign instigated by Star Trek fans. Ford approves the idea.
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Most 70s sentence ever...
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In case anyone forgot, or weren't yet born... This fills in the context. The national CB radio fad lasted perhaps 18 months in the media. (Interesting detail: Betty Ford conversed with another CB'er with the handle "Starship Enterprise".)
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Replying to @ChasingMoonBk @ScienceDante
I remember my dad giving my mom a CB radio for her birthday in the 70s and it had a massive antenna stuck to the roof of our small Corolla. She drove around with it, looking cool I’m sure, but it was used maybe three times ever.

Sep 4, 2019 · 4:36 AM UTC
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