Today in History - January 16, 2024

Ivan the Terrible, Charles V, Pendleton Civil Service Act, Prohibition, Marilyn Horne, Adolf Hitler, Bonanza, Shah of Iran, Persian Gulf War, El Salvador Civil War, Bill Cosby, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,..

Honoring the 50th Anniversary of NASA's Apollo 17 Moon Mission

On Dec. 7, 1972, NASA astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Eugene Cernan, and Ronald Evans lifted off on Apollo 17—the final mission of the Apollo program. Cernan and Schmitt landed on the Moon on Dec. 11,..