The crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft took the iconic Blue Marble photograph of the earth.
12th July 1561: The consecration of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow
12th July 2019
Shortly after midnight in Moscow, the Soviets became the first to successfully send a human-made object to the Moon.
On the 25th May 1961, American President John F. Kennedy made the announcement to a joint session of Congress that he had set his sights on a manned moon landing before the end of the decade.
The Outer Space Treaty, which provides the basic framework on international space law, was opened for signatures in the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018