On this day in history…

• 1918 - First woman enlists in the United States Marines: After joining the Marine corps, Opha May Johnson was assigned desk duty at the Marine Corps headquarters in Arlington, Va. • 1960 - First two-way telephonic conversation with a satellite: The conversation was made possible due to NASA’s Echo 1, a balloon satellite. It was launched into space on Aug. 12. The satellite worked as reflector – signals sent to it were reflected back to the Earth. • 1960 - Central African Republic gains its independence from France: The landlocked African country came under French rule in the late 19th century. On this day, Barthélemy Boganda, a nationalist politician, declared the creation of