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On This Date in History - January 17

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Quote Of The Day

Science tells us how the heavens go. Religion tells us how to go to heaven.
Galileo Galilei

Who Was Born Today?:

Who Died Today?:

1938: William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), age 79
1997: Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer, discovered Pluto in 1930, age 90

Today in History:

1962: A NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m

1968: Soyuz 4 and 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft

1976: Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency

1980: NASA launches Fltsatcom-3

1986: Voyager 2 - USA Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune Flyby (Launched August 20, 1977) flew by Uranus[/link. Voyager 2 flew by Jupiter on July 9, 1979, Saturn on August 26, 1981, Uranus on January 24, 1986, and Neptune on August 24, 1989.

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