On this week in 1958, President Eisenhower wrote to Congress requesting supplemental appropriations for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency. One month later, the Secretary of Defense issued a directive establishing the new agency. https://youtu.be/jRz6mY9HZy0 #TBT
Called at the beginning ARPA, the Advanced Research Agency is universally known for its huge contribution in developing the Internet and stealth technology, playing a key role in the development and demonstration of the space infrastructure, both military and civil.