Buzz Aldrin (Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.) was born in Glen Ridge,
New Jersey.
As the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, he was one of the first two
humans to land on the Moon, and the second person to walk on
it. He set foot on the Moon, on July 21, 1969, following mission
commander Neil Armstrong.
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From the White House, President George H.W. Bush announced the
start of Operation Desert Storm on this day in 1991. The operation
was designed to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on this day in 2003. It was
destroyed during re-entry on February 1 and all seven astronauts
on board were killed.
Prohibition went into effect in the United States on this day in 1920.
The Shah of Iran and his family fled Iran for Egypt on this day in 1979.
On this day in 1964, the musical "Hello Dolly!" opened at the St.
James Theatre in New York City.
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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994)
Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from
1969 until 1974, when he resigned from office, the only United
States president to do so.
On this day in 1972, eccentric tycoon Howard Hughes
called a book by Clifford Irving a fake biography. The
book is actually the result of Irving’s lengthy research
combined with fiction. Irving and others involved in the
hoax confessed. He was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in
prison, of which he served 17 months.
Clifford Michael Irving (November 5, 1930 – December 19, 2017)
Surveyor 7 landed on the Moon on this day in 1968. It was the seventh and last lunar lander of the American unmanned Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon. A total of 21,091 pictures were transmitted to Earth.
Surveyor 7 (arrow) is seen sitting on the ejecta blanket of Tycho
Crater.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of The Opera”
became the longest running Broadway show on this
day in 2006.
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The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time
at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts on this day in 1620.
The Lockerbie, Scotland terrorist attack bombing of Pan Am flight
103 occurred on this day in 1988. A total of 259 people on board the plane were killed along with 16 on the ground when large sections
of the aircraft crashed onto residential areas of Lockerbie.
Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the moon on this day in 1968. The craft landed safely in the Pacific Ocean on December 27.
Apollo 8 climbs after liftoff.
Jane Fonda 1955 senior yearbook photo.
Jayne Seymour Fonda is 80 years old today.
Longtime actress Jane Fonda became known for her Oscar-winning performance
in the 1971 film Klute and for vocalizing her opposition to the Vietnam war. She
dropped out of Vassar College to become a fashion model. Her father is legendary
actor Henry Fonda.
On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives.
General George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to
Valley Forge, PA, to camp for the winter on this day in 1777.
‘The Prayer at Valley Forge’ by Arnold Friberg.
Charles Dickens’ novel "A Christmas Carol" was first published in England on this day in 1843.
Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870)
Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific on this day in 1972, ending
the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
On this day in 1957, "The Music Man" opened on Broadway.
Robert Preston Meservey (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987)
