I READ THE NEWS TODAY, OH BOY- NEWS HEADLINES FROM WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 1969
I read the news today ,oh boy- some of the news headlines from 50 years ago today- Wednesday February 19, 1969. When President John F. Kennedy announced in a speech […]
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IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 1969- SOVIETS LAUNCH SOYUZ 5
It was fifty years ago today- Wednesday January 15, 1969- the Soviet Union which was clearly falling behind in the race with the USA to the Moon launched it’s second […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO- DECEMBER 1968– TIME MAGAZINE NAMES THE APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUTS MEN OF THE YEAR
It was fifty years ago- December 1968- Time Magazine-{ back then it was the Man of the Year -today it is Person of the Year} named the Apollo 8 astronauts- […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- CHRISTMAS DAY 1968 APOLLO 8 STARTS JOURNEY BACK HOME TO EARTH
It was fifty years ago today- at 1:10 AM Eastern time- Christmas Day- Wednesday December 25th, 1968 after orbiting the Moon ten times Apollo 8 ignited its engines to […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- CHRISTMAS EVE DECEMBER 24, 1968 ASTRONAUT BILL ANDERS ON APOLLO 8 PHOTOGRAPHS ‘EARTHRISE’
It was fifty years ago today- Christmas Eve 1968- December 24, 1968- astronaut Bill Anders on Apollo 8 took what might be the most significant photograph in history. Anders: Oh […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- SUNDAY DECEMBER 22, 1968- ABOARD APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUT FRANK BORMAN BECOMES ILL ON THE WAY TO THE MOON
It was fifty years ago today- Sunday December 22, 1968- Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman became will the day after he took a dose of Seconal. The other two astronauts […]
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