Video: 'Lend-Lease'
(Tuesday, August 21, 1945; during World War II) — U.S. President Harry S. Truman today ended the Lend-Lease program that had shipped some $50 billion in aid supplies to America’s allies during World War II.
Daily Archives: August 21, 2015
Gemini 5 blasts off for eight-day stay in space 50 years ago this hour (Aug 21 1965)
Video: 'Another Step Towards Moon (1965)'
(Saturday, August 21, 1965, 13:59:59 UTC) — Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles “Pete” Conrad, blasted off today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a record eight-day trip in space, overcoming a few seconds of pogo (axial oscillation of the rocket) during first stage flight.
