It's Only Been 7 Years? / One Cup Of Java Challenge

Today's One Cup of Java Challenge: It was on this date in 2000, just 7 years ago, that President Bill Clinton announced that a service previously restricted to military use would be available to the general public. Your question this morning - what service did Clinton announce on this date in 2000? "Can you find your way to the answer?"

One Cup answer: GPS navigation service

Bonus Blog Trivia: In less recent history on this date, General Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own troops in the Civil War (1863); Good Housekeeping magazine published for the first time (1885) and Jack Benny did his first radio show (1932).