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18
Apr
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Bombing,DEATH,Disaster,Earth quake,HISTORY,Hockey and have No Comments
17
Apr
SAFE SPLASHDOWN ON THIS DAY IN 1970
With the world anxiously watching, Apollo 13, a U.S. lunar
spacecraft that suffered a severe malfunction on its journey
to the moon, safely returns to Earth on April 17, 1970.
On April 11, the third manned lunar landing mission was
launched from Florida, carrying astronauts James A. Lovell,
John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise. The mission was headed f
or a landing on the Fra Mauro highlands of the moon. However,
two days into the mission, disaster struck 200,000 miles from
Earth when oxygen tank No. 2 blew up in the spacecraft.
posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Astronauts,HISTORY,NASA,NEWSPAPER,SPACE,Splasdown and have No Comments
17
Apr
FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~
posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Blog Greeting,CURRENT EVENTS,HISTORY,HOLIDAY,Religion and have No Comments
16
Apr
“HIS AIRNESS” PLAYED LAST GAME IN 2003
On April 16, 2003, arguably the greatest player to ever step
foot on a basketball court retired for the third and final time.
After 15 seasons in the league and six NBA championships, Michael Jordan walked off the hardwood floor for the last
time.
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