*The discovery of channel-surfing.
"After dinner with everyone somewhat ill at ease we watched Neal and television, all of us sitting [Cassady, Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Corso] on our low bed in the dark bedroom with Neal perched on the edge ready to pilot the machine from channel to channel. Gregory [Corso] didn’t understand the game and bellowed, 'How can I see the show?' but Neal [Cassady] explained that since you always know what is going to happen next, this way you could watch all the shows. Jack [Kerouac] added: It's all one show!'" (Cassady 1991 281)"
