On this day in history.

[scifan57]

My last one (for today):
January 31, 1971 – Apollo program: Apollo 14 – Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon

Alan Shepard was the only Mercury Astronaut to land on the moon.

 

[J. A.]

Alan Shepard was the only Mercury Astronaut to land on the moon.

That's right. Gus Grissom died 1967, and the other 4 of the original 7? (Deke Slayton wasn't allowed to fly.)

 

[scifan57]

That's right. Gus Grissom died 1967, and the other 4 of the original 7? (Deke Slayton wasn't allowed to fly.)

This article may be of interest.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Seven

Of the 7 Mercury astronauts, only John Glenn and Scott Carpenter are still alive.

 

[J. A.]

This article may be of interest.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Seven

Of the 7 Mercury astronauts, only John Glenn and Scott Carpenter are still alive.

Thanks for searching! I read it. Interesting!

 

[J. A.]

February 1, 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard

 

[Richard Brown]

February 1, 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard

YouTube Link: http://youtu.be/Xkjis0Uwqyk

I was just reading a newspaper article about this.

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[tlbaker]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-koch-idUSBRE9100IW20130201

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[tlbaker]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/nyregion/edward-i-koch-ex-mayor-of-new-york-dies.html?ref=nyregion

A 3-Term Mayor as Brash, Shrewd and Colorful as the City He Led

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[KevinJS]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/nyregion/edward-i-koch-ex-mayor-of-new-york-dies.html?ref=nyregion

A 3-Term Mayor as Brash, Shrewd and Colorful as the City He Led

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Here's to the memory of Ed Koch, then. May he rest in peace.

 

[J. A.]

February 2, 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated

 

[scifan57]

February 2, 1887; Groundhog Day is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

 

[J. A.]

February 3, 1959 – A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa kills Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in an incident that becomes known as The Day the Music Died

 

[zstairlessone]

February 3, 1959 – A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa kills Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in an incident that becomes known as The Day the Music Died

For me that doesn't happen until tomorrow
I am still back here in yesterday

 

[J. A.]

For me that doesn't happen until tomorrow
I am still back here in yesterday

I know. Most of the time I wait until noon, then I post in this thread. But today I didn't.
In Austria it's already 3:32 in the morning.

 

[zstairlessone]

I know. Most of the time I wait until noon, then I post in this thread. But today I didn't.
In Austria it's already 3:32 in the morning.

Thanks for the reminder too. I went away to listen to American Pie (usually do it in the morning on the anniversary - have it in Calendar)