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GEMINI 7 LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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Crew members James Lovell and Frank Borman

Gemini 7 was the 4th manned Gemini flight with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman
and Navy Comdr. James A. Lovell on board. They spent nearly 14 days in space
making a total of 206 orbits, and were joined by the Gemini-6A flight which then 
performed the first rendezvous maneuver of manned spacecraft.

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lovell today          borman now
James Lovell, 85 (3-25-1928)                      Frank Borman, 85 (3-14-1928)

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FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY ~

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       John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)

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Famous frame from the Zapruder film: President Kennedy is being struck in the 
throat by the initial shot.

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JFK That Awful Day

JFK That Awful Day

BULLITON KENNEDY DEAD

Lyndon Johnson Being Sworn In

Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th U.S. President by Judge Sarah 
T. Hughes aboard Air Force One

 

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JOURNALIST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1916

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Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

Walter Cronkite was a broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for
the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–1981).

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IT WAS A HEADLINE ON THIS DAY IN 1975

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The New York Daily News ran the above headline the day after U.S. President
Gerald R. Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of financially
troubled New York City.

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PROGRAM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN1956

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From left: David Brinkley and Chet Huntley

The Huntley-Brinkley Report was the NBC television network’s flagship evening 
news program from October 29, 1956, until July 31, 1970. It was anchored by
Chet Huntley in New York City, and David Brinkley in Washington, D.C. The
show replaced the Camel News Caravan, anchored by John Cameron Swayze
and initially ran for 15 minutes, but expanded to 30 minutes in 1963.

             jcs

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David Brinkley on the news set

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