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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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The Voyager 2 aboard Titan III-Centaur launch vehicle lifted off on August 20, 1977. The Voyager ...
Voyager 2 launched by a Titan-Centaur rocket.

Contemporary newspaper coverage of Voyager (2) | The Planetary Society

Daily Visual 20.08.15: Voyager 2 and the Golden Record

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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CARLATA BRADLEY

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The U.S. Withdrawal From Vietnam and How It Changed American Culture and Politics

American Troops Leaving Vietnam, 1973 | Vietnam, Troops, Vietnam war

Vietnam War timeline | Timetoast timelines

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LARGEST MAN-MADE SATELLITE IN 1995

Today in History, June 29: U.S. Space Shuttle Docks With Russian Space Station

On June 29, 1995, the American space shuttle Atlantis docked
with the Russian space station Mir to form the largest man-
made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.

This historic moment of cooperation between former rival
space programs was also the 100th human space mission
in American history.

U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station – Bowie News
Autonomous Systems Lab

  

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THE FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE ON THIS DAY

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On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space. After
48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more
time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to that date.

Before her selection for the Soviet space program, Tereshkova
was a textile factory. She joined  the
Air Force as part of the
Cosmonaut Corps and was commissioned as an officer after
completing her training.   


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ROSS SIMPSON

Elvis Presley's wife Priscilla comes under scrutiny over wrinkle-free face | Elvis, Elvis ...

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45 Candid Photographs of Elvis and Priscilla Presley on Their Wedding Day on May 1, 1967 ...

45 Candid Photographs of Elvis and Priscilla Presley on Their Wedding Day on May 1, 1967 ...

Elvis Presley (The King of Rock and Roll) married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on
May 1, 1967.

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