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LAST RANGER LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

ranger 9

Ranger 9. was the last in a series of NASA’S unmanned lunar explorations. It was designed to reach the Moon and transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes before impact. The spacecraft was equipped with
six vidicon cameras that transmitted high-quality television pictures of the Moon
prior to impact on the 24th of March.

ranger 9 moon

ranger moon

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ACTOR TIMOTHY DALTON IS 66 TODAY

Timothy-Dalton-yng

timothy-dalton

Timothy Peter Dalton is a British film and television actor known for his 
role as James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill
(1989). He also portrayed Rhett Butler in the television miniseries
Scarlett (1994).

living 007

DALTONGB

license toi kill poster

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1964

The-Beatles-She-Loves-You album

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THE FIRST MILLION SELLING COMEDY RECORD

Johnny-Standley-Its-In-The-Book-551287

”It’s in the Book” by Johnny Standley was the #5 record of 1952. The 
introduction is by Horace Heidt on this clip. 

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SPRING WITH THE “KING OF SWING”

swing witn spring 45

“Swing Into Spring” is a 45 rpm Extended Play (EP) record that was prepared and released exclusively for Texaco gasoline dealers as part of a 1958 sales promotion. .

TEXACO SIGN

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