From 930-1262, this country's Althing served as both court & legislature
As of July 1, 1968 you could dial this 3-digit number in New York City & get the police
In 1991 this telephone company launched its Friends & Family promotion
In 1980 Dial-It National Sports became the first service on this new area code
On Oct. 30, 1938 phone traffic peaked in cities all over America as people discussed this broadcast
In 1880 he invented the photophone, a device that sent messages through the air on beams of light
In 1853 this future Confederate president became secretary of war in Franklin Pierce's cabinet
On Nov. 19, 1863 Abraham Lincoln gave this short speech after Edward Everett spoke for 2 hours
On Lady Bird Johnson's urging, Congress voted funds in 1965 to beautify these
On March 23, 1965 a 2-man craft in this program became the first piloted spacecraft to change its orbit