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Radio stations once broadcast software you could record onto a cassette

In the early home-computer era, programs were often stored as sounds on cassette tapes. Some radio stations broadcast those sounds directly over the air. Listeners recorded the transmission, then played the tape into their computers to load a program. Software could literally arrive through a radio broadcast before internet downloads existed.

George Washington saved his army with a secret nighttime evacuation

After losing the Battle of Long Island in 1776, George Washington faced the danger of having his army trapped by British forces. Under cover of darkness and fog, American troops crossed the East River to Manhattan in small boats. The evacuation preserved the Continental Army when its destruction might have ended the revolution.

Cuba shifted from foreign control to Soviet aid

Cuba's revolution sought economic independence from foreign investors. Before the revolution, foreign investors controlled 75% of Cuba's arable land, 90% of its essential services, and 40% of its sugar production. Cuba instead became heavily dependent on subsidies from the Soviet Union.

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Radio stations once broadcast software you could record onto a cassette

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