On This Day in Boomer History
July 16
1953: | KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast |
1956: | King Faisal of Iraq begins visit to England |
1957: | Marine Maj John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08) |
1961: | Ralph Boston of U.S., sets then long jump record at 27' 2" |
1969: | Apollo 11, carrying 1st men to land on Moon, launched |
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