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Featured article Conrad by Surveyor 3 on the lunar surface Apollo 12 (November 14–24, 1969) was the second crewed landing on the Moon. The sixth crewed mission in the U.S. Apollo program, it was launched by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean walked on the Moon while Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon remained in orbit. Launched on a rainy day, Apollo 12 was twice struck by lightning; the outward journey otherwise saw few problems. On November 19, Conrad and Bean landed close to the Surveyor 3 probe. This meant NASA could plan future missions expecting a landing close to target. Conrad and Bean carried a group of nuclear-powered instruments, and the first color television camera taken by an Apollo mission to the surface, but the picture was lost after Bean accidentally pointed the camera at the Sun and its sensor burned out. They visited Surveyor 3 and removed parts for return to Earth. The Apollo 12 mission safely returned to Earth on November 24. (Full article...) Recently featured: Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims Algebra Len Deighton Zimmerman Telegram Zimmerman Telegram On February 24, .. 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announced the Gregorian calendar. 1803 - Marbury v. Madison established judicial review in the U.S. 1917 - The Zimmermann Telegram was delivered, complicating World War I. 1999 - Arizona executed German national Karl LaGrand. Recent days: February 23 - February 22 More events in history... Did you know ...? Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi ... that Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi (pictured) campaigned in Birmingham, England, while running to become the vice president of Somaliland? ... that most of the contributors to the Emancipation Pictorial, a Chinese women's magazine, were men? ... that Elin Falk caused a national controversy in 1913 with her proposals for reforming gymnastics in Swedish schools? ... that the discovery of a new waltz attributed to Chopin was announced in October 2024? ... that college basketball player Adou Thiero plays for the same head coach for whom his father played? ... that match-three video games such as Candy Crush Saga are often considered to be Bejeweled clones? ... that Hikari Kodama disguised herself with wigs during public performances because she went to a high school with strict rules? ... that although three witnesses are typically needed in linguistic reconstruction, only two are necessary if borrowing and innovation can be ruled out? ... that after seeing Taiwanese actor Mo Tzu-yi's work, a director sought to inquire about him at a film market, only to find Mo standing right behind him?	In the news Gukesh Dommaraju President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is impeached following his declaration of martial law. Gukesh Dommaraju (pictured) defeats Ding Liren to win the World Chess Championship. Syrian rebel forces capture Damascus following multiple offensives as overthrown president Bashar al-Assad flees to Russia. Notre-Dame de Paris reopens following reconstruction after the 2019 fire. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of Lebanon Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Clarke Reed John Fraser Hart David Bonderman Rachmadi Bambang Sumadhijo Eddie Stobart Dickie Rock Holidays {{Holidays}} Obituaries Italian cyclist Marco Pantani died suddenly at a hotel in Rimini, Italy on February 14. Former Chechen president Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev was killed in an apparent car bomb explosion on February 13. Former leader of the Canadian liberal party, Claude Ryan, died from stomach cancer on February 9 at age 79. More recent deaths...
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