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.
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21
Mar
LAST RANGER LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1965
21
Mar
ACTOR TIMOTHY DALTON IS 66 TODAY
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).
20
Mar
THE FIRST MILLION SELLING COMEDY RECORD
”It’s in the Book” by Johnny Standley was the #5 record of 1952. The
introduction is by Horace Heidt on this clip.
20
Mar
SPRING WITH THE “KING OF SWING”
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