The space probe Mariner 10 became the first spacecraft to reach the planet
Mercury. It had been launched on November 3, 1973.The first encounter took
place at a range of 437 miles, passing on the shadow side of the planet. The
probe flew by Mercury again on September 21, 1974. Mariner 10 is still orbiting
the Sun, although its electronics have probably been damaged by the Sun’s
radiation.
Mercury, 6 hours before closest approach of Mariner 10
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Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955)
Major League Baseball pitcher Cy Young played with five different
teams during his 22-year career (1890-1911). He was elected to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. Young completed 511 wins,
and still holds the Major League records for most career innings
pitched at 7,355, most career games started, 815, and most
completed games, 749.
One year after Young’s death, the Cy Young Award was created
to honor the previous season’s best pitcher.The award is given
annually to honor the best pitchers in both the American League
and the National League teams
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Earl Eugene Scruggs (January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012)
Scruggs died of natural causes Wednesday morning in a Nashville, Tenn.
hospital. He was 88.
Country music artist Reba Nell McEntire has released 26 studio albums
and has had 35 number-one singles. She branched out into film starting
with 1990’s Tremors. Reba starred in the Broadway revival of Annie Get
Your Gun and also starred in her own TV sitcom, Reba on WB (20001-
2007) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for best
Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy.
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(Academy Of Country Music Awards 2011)
