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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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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.

Space Cover 497: Apollo 8 50th anniversary - collectSPACE: Messages

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THE VAN GOGH EAR CUTTING ON THIS DAY

On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering
from severe depression,
cut off the lower part of his left ear with a
razor while staying in Arles, France.

Van Gogh suffered from psychotic episodes and delusions. He
worried about his mental stability, and often neglected his
physical health, did not eat properly and drank heavily. He
spent time in psychiatric hospitals.

He later documented the event in a painting titled Self-Portrait
with Bandaged Ear
. Today, Van Gogh is regarded as an artistic
genius
and his masterpieces sell for record-breaking prices.

His depression persisted, and on 29 July 1890 Van Gogh died
from his injuries after shooting himself in the chest with a
revolver
.

       


Vincent Van Gogh vintage Photo Autoportrait Old Photo 1888 | Etsy
Vincent Van Gogh
        
         
         
       

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CONSTRUCTION OF SETTLEMENT BEGINS

Colonists building their homes at Plymouth, 1620s (Photos Framed, Prints,...) #5877900


One week after the Mayflower was anchored at Plymouth harbor
in present-day
Massachusetts, construction of the first permanent European settlement in New England began.

The Pilgrims commence with building shelter at Plymouth Colony after their arrival in America ...

Plimoth Plantation - Living History Museum in Plymouth, MA

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GLOBAL FLIGHT COMPLETED ON THIS DAY

1986: Voyager | | timegoggles.com

After nine days and four minutes in the sky, the experimental
aircraft Voyager
landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing the first nonstop flight around the globe on one load
of fuel.

Piloted by Americans Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, Voyager was
made mostly of plastic and stiffened paper and carried more than
three times its weight in fuel when it took off from Edwards Air
Force Base on December 14. By the time it returned, after flying
25,012 miles around the planet, it had just five gallons of fuel left
in its remaining operational fuel tank.

On This Date, December 23rd
The crew: Dick Rutan and friend Jeanna Yeager.
(no relation to aviator
Chuck Yeager)

From the Archives: Nonstop flight set around world record 35 years ago - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Rutan Voyager View22 | From The Smithsonian National Air and… | Flickr
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in
Washington DC.

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RELEASE OF THE PUEBLO CREW ON THIS DAY

U.S. Disavows Apology, Then Signs It” The Pueblo Incident of 1968 - The  Gale Review

The crew and captain of the U.S. intelligence gathering ship
Pueblo were
released after 11 months imprisonment by the
government of
North Korea. The ship, and its 83-man crew,
was seized by North Korean warships on January 23 and
charged with intruding into North Korean waters.

North Korea releases crew of USS Pueblo ...

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Navy intelligence ship Pueblo.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Ill-fated Pueblo spy mission still haunts crew 34 years  later | Stars and Stripes

Lloyd Mark "Pete" Bucher
(1 September 1927 – 28 January 2004)

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