Dec

HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today In History

SANDY KOZEL

The Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Message - Taps Bugler: Jari Villanueva
The crew of the Apollo 8 (from left): Frank Borman, William Anders and James Lovell Jr. (AP Photo)

$It's been 50 years since Apollo 8 united a fractured world | CNN$
Borman announced that the crew had a final message for
the people of Earth as each man took turns reading the
first 10 verses of the book of Genesis from the Bible.

New York Times OTD on X: "The front page #OTD in 1968. The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed

197: Earthrise: the majestic Earth emerging above the bleak lunar horizon, Frank Borman [Apollo 8], 21-27 December 1968 < One Giant Leap for Mankind: Vintage Photographs from the Victor Martin-Malburet Collection, 28

A Bold Step: Apollo 8 Sends First Human Flight Beyond Earth - NASA

The Apollo 8 mission paved the way for Apollo 11, fulfilling
President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the
moon before the end of the decade.

How Apollo 8 'Saved 1968' | Smithsonian
Apollo 8 command module in the Museum of
Science and Industry.