Saturday Trivia

The answer to yesterday's question is:
Cozumel.

Today's question is:
What invention, which turns 50 years old this year (2010), was described early on as “a solution in search of a problem”?

Totally unrelated bonus question: on what date did Apollo 13 return to earth?

If you like pro football, you'll love the upcoming Pro Football Head Coach Successors Week, starting tomorrow. I'll name the coach, you name the guy who replaced him!