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reply also can leave us feeling forgotten.
• We send an email, a text or an instant chat message. We wait -- and nothing happens. Or we make a phone call. Leave a voicemail message. Wait. Again, nothing.
• We tend to assume it's a snub, and sometimes it is.
• Erica Swallow, a 26-year-old New Yorker, says she's heard a former boyfriend brag about how many text messages he never reads. "Who does that?" she asks, exasperatedly.
• These days, though, no response can mean a lot of things. Maybe some people don't see messages because they prefer email and you like Twitter. Maybe we're just plain overwhelmed, and can't keep up with the constant barrage of communication.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Tuesday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2013. There are 308 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by terrorists exploded in the parking garage of New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others.
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• On this date:
• In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of Elba.
• In 1870, an experimental air-driven subway, the Beach Pneumatic Transit, opened in New York City for public demonstrations.
• In 1913, "Brillo," described as an "aluminum-cleanser," was registered for trademark by Philip J. Brady of New York (the trademark was issued in Sept. 1913).
• In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure establishing Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
• In 1929, President Calvin Coolidge signed a measure establishing Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
• In 1940, the United States Air Defense Command was created.
• In 1945, authorities ordered a midnight curfew at night clubs, bars and other places of entertainment across the nation.
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