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1973 Technology & Gadgets
 Comet Kohoutek is discovered. Named the Comet of the Century it failed to be as visible with the naked eye as expected and was much of a dissapointment. The Comet Kohoutek
 Inspired by Captain Kirk of Star Trek, Martin Cooper patented the Radio telephone system. He made the first cellular call on April 3, 1973, in front of reporters and passers-by on a New York City street. It was a shift in marketing from making phone calls to a person rather than a place. The First Cell Phone
The Sears Tower in Chicago is completed. With 110 stories and a height of 1450 feet it was the tallest building in the world for 25 years. The Sears tower.
 The United States launched the first space station. Skylab I was damaged on take off and was not manned, a few months later Skylab 2 was launched and the crew of Charles C. Conrad Jr., Paul J. Weitz and Joseph P. Kerwin stayed in space for 28 days. The Skylab Storys launched.
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