Swimmers assist Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan,
left, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt in
the life raft. (NASA Image)

The Apollo Lunar-Landing program came to an
end on December 19, 1972, when the last three
astronauts to travel to the moon splashed
down safely in the  Pacific Ocean.

Apollo 17 had lifted off from Cape Canaveral,
Florida 10 days before.

        

         
         
       

On April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile came off the assembly
line at the Lansing Car Assembly plant in Michigan, signaling
the end of the 106-year-old automotive brand, America’s oldest.

Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950)

On December 3, 1979, the last Pacer rolled off the assembly line
at the American Motors Corporation (AMC) factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin. When the car first came on the market in 1975, it was
a sensation, hailed as the car of the future. “When you buy any
other car,” ads said, “all you end up with is today’s car. When
you get a Pacer, you get a piece of tomorrow.” By 1979, however,
sales had faded considerably.

Ringo Starr, left, and Paul McCartney both commented in a
press release about their new song, referring to the
experience of creating the song as "emotional."

The remaining Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have
completed the band’s final song, decades after their breakup
and the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison.

The band announced the song, titled "Now and Then," will be
available worldwide Thursday, Nov. 2, paired with a re-release of
their very first single, "Love Me Do," which debuted in 1962.

"Now and Then" features vocals from Lennon as well as guitar
performed by Harrison, recorded six years before his 2001 death.

The Beatles in Abbey Road Studios in 1963. (Apple Corps Ltd)