Kennedy’s $24 billion of investment did work, and Apollo 11 achieved Kennedy’s goal by landing on the moon on 20 July 1969.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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The crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft took the iconic Blue Marble photograph of the earth.
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.
Shortly after midnight in Moscow, the Soviets became the first to successfully send a human-made object to the Moon.
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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