1963 - The initially geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom 2, is introduced. The Marvelettes scored Motown Record Corporation's first US No. 1 pop hit, "Please Mr. Postman" in 1961. Motown would score one hundred ten Billboard Top-10 hits for the duration of its run. This type emphasised higher budgets and much more elaborate arrangements, and a lot more melodramatic musical themes in area of a uncomplicated, mild-hearted pop seem.