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Three astronauts began their mission to the moon on this day (July 16), 53 years ago. Three astronauts began their mission to the moon on this day (July 16), 53 years ago.
The mission launched two years after NASA declared there would be no new lunar landing missions after Apollo 17 - so the crew launched knowing time was limited.
May 25, 1961
The 35th U.S. president John F. Kennedy delivered a stirring speech before a joint session of Congress. In it, he declared his intention to focus U.S. efforts on landing humans on the moon within a decade. His words ignited the work of a decade and ultimately achieved the dream of a moon landing, via the Apollo missions. Among other things, he said:
I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space. None will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.
Snoopy
Fri May 19 2000 at 3:01:25
Snoopy has been the star of Charles M. Schulz Peanuts comic strip since 1950. Charlie Brown feeds him. Snoopy s doghouse is larger than it might seem. Like many dogs, he likes to tug on rags. He has aspired to be a writer, among many other roles.
Roles Snoopy has played, in order of appearance.
A surfer
The WWI Army Surgeon
The World-Famous Baseball Superstar
The World-Famous Crabby Skating Pro
Joe Motocross
The World-Famous Big-Rig Operator
A diving expert
Tue May 23 2000 at 13:11:18
When Charles M. Schulz was 13, he had a dog named Spike who was the inspiration for Snoopy. Schulz said that Spike was very intelligent and had a vocabulary of over 50 words. He would ask Spike to go downstairs to get a potato, and the dog would immediately run downstairs, stick his head in the potato sack, and bring a potato upstairs.