Apollo 17 crew from left: Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt,
Commander Eugene Cernan, and Command Module Pilot Ronald
Evans (seated).
Launch time was at 12:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
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07
Dec
LAST MOON MISSION BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1972
06
Dec
TODAY IN HISTORY ~
David Warren "Dave" Brubeck
(December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012)
posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,BIRTHDAY,DEATH,Government,HISTORY,MUSIC,POLITICAL,Science,SPACE and have No Comments
05
Dec
TODAY IN HISTORY ~
Little Richard ("the architect of rock and roll")
is 80 today and still performing and recording.
posted by Bob Karm in Animation,BIRTHDAY,CARTOON,CHILDREN,DEATH,Government,HISTORY,MOVIES and have No Comments
02
Dec
THE EPA BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1970
President Richard Nixon
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an agency of the
federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting
human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations
based on laws passed by Congress.The EPA was proposed by President
Richard Nixon and began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon
signed an executive order (above). The new agency was led by its first
director, William Ruckelshaus (below).
William D. Ruckelshaus
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