Famous First Lines

24 March 2011 - Maybe this falls under the "Quote of the Day" category, but let's look at some famous opening lines:
  • Telegram message, 1844: "What hath God wrought"
  • Telephone, 1876: "Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you."
  • Wireless communication over open sea, 1897: "Are you ready?"
  • BBC Radio 1, 1967: "And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1".
  • Moon landings, 1969: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
  • E-mail, 1971: Qwertyuiop [probable]
  • Text message, 1992: "Merry Christmas"
  • Google, Jan 1996: no record of first search term, it says
  • Facebook, Feb 2004: no record of first post
  • YouTube, 2005: Video called "Me at the zoo", with first words: ""Alright, so here we are in front of the elephants"
  • Twitter, 2006: "just setting up my twttr"

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