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LAUNCH OF GEMINI ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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The crew of Gemini 7 from left: James A. Lovell, Jr and Frank F. Borman

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SPLASHDOWN ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a manned spaceflight
in
NASA‘s Project Gemini. It was the 10th and final manned
Gemini flight,

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recovery of g 12

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Gemini 12 astronauts James Lovell & Edwin Aldrin being greeted on board
the recovery ship USS Wasp after splashdown. 

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APOLLO 7 SPLASH DOWN ON THIS DAY IN 1968

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apollo 7 crew

From left: Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele, Crew Commander Walter M. 
Schirra, and Lunar Module Pilot R. Walter Cunningham. 
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Apollo 7 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. The spacecraft had
orbited the Earth 163 times.

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PAM DAWBER IS NOW 61

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Pam Dawber
played Mindy McConnell in the ABC television
sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978-1982).    

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                                  Robin Williams and Pam Dawber

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A LOOK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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March, 1922

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Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton

(October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966)

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