[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3746-S3747]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO BILLINGS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1973

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, today I have the honor of 
congratulating the Billings High School class of 1973. These graduates 
grew up in the shadow of the Cold War, they all remember the

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day that President Kennedy was shot, and they came of age during a 
turbulent and restless period of our country. They saw protests over 
Vietnam, civil rights, and social unrest. They lived through the space 
race, listening on transistor radios as rockets launched into space. 
They memorized the names of all the Mercury astronauts, saw men land 
and walk on the moon. Some veterans in the class served through four 
wars, countless interventions, and many shows of force. They saw phones 
go from rotary dials with party lines, to cell phones and smart watches 
that can access almost any piece of information with the touch of a 
button. They saw television go from black and white boxes to 85-inch 
flat screen TVs streaming color events live via satellite around the 
world. They saw the dawn of computers, survived Y2K, and lived to see 
the birth of artificial intelligence. They have lived through two 
different centuries, and they saw and embraced more new technology than 
any previous generation. Now in their late 60s, they have children, 
grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who will lead the country into 
the next millennia.
  It is my distinct honor to recognize the Billings High School class 
of 1973 for their incredible legacy. They have etched their name on 
those majestic sandstone rim rocks that grace their town.

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