The document summarizes key technological developments in the late 20th century, including the growth of the airline and automobile industries, greater access to news and entertainment media through technologies like VCRs and DVDs, NASA's Apollo 11 mission that landed astronauts on the moon in 1969, the emergence of the computer industry and iconic companies like IBM, Apple, and Microsoft, the development of satellite systems that enabled technologies like cell phones and television, and the rise of the internet which changed how people access information.