Video: Apollo 16 on Apr. 26, 1972 (at 24:58)
(Wednesday, April 26, 1972) — As Apollo 16 streaked toward a splashdown in the South Pacific, its commander, John W. Young, proclaimed in a press conference from space today: “We’ve seen as much in 10 days as most poeple see in 10 lifetimes.”
Video: Apollo 16 on Apr. 25, 1972 (at 24:20)
(Tuesday, April 25, 1972, 3:47 p.m. EST) — A floating “walk” in space and a mid-course rocket firing kept the Apollo 16 astronauts busy today as they sped smoothly away from the moon on their homeward journey to earth.
Video: POW talks shut down (at 9:30)
(Friday, April 25, 1952, during the Korean War, part of the Cold War) — Negotiations for an exchange of war prisoners were suspended indefinitely today in Panmunjom, Korea, when the Communists angrily accused the Allies of refusing to return 100,000 of the 170,000 Reds in their hands. Continue reading Korean prisoner of war talks off indefinititely 60 years ago today (1952)
Video: April 25, 1862 (at 47:09)
(Friday, April 25, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant wrote his wife Julia today from Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, to inform her that he had been removed from field command two weeks before by Gen. Henry W. Halleck after the frightful losses (including nearly 3,500 deaths) in the victory of the Battle of Shiloh.
Video: 'Echo 1 Launched Communications Revolution'
(Tuesday, April 24, 1962) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology achieved the first satellite relay of a television signal today, using NASA’s Echo 1 balloon satellite to bounce a video image of the letters “M.I.T.” transmitted from Camp Parks, California, to Westford, Massachusetts.
Video: 'La Marseillaise, French National Anthem (Fr/En)'
(Tuesday, April 24, 1792) — “La Marseillaise,” the national anthem of France, was composed today by Captain Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
Video: April 24, 1862 (at 52:08)
(Thursday, April 24, 1862, 3:00 a.m. local time, during the American Civil War) — Flag Officer David Farragut’s Federal fleet was able to slip past Confederate Forts Jackson and St. Philip on the Mississippi River, making its way up-river towards New Orleans.
Video: Apollo 16 on Apr. 23, 1972 (at 19:31)
(Sunday, April 23, 1972, 10:35 p.m. EST) — Apollo 16 explorers rocketed away from the Moon today at 8:26 p.m. EST and sped into Moon orbit with rocks geologists believe were formed by early lunar volcanoes, thus achieving their primary goal. The men then linked with the command ship at 10:35 p.m. EST and began preparing for the long trip home.
Earlier in the day, John W. Young and Charles M. Duke, Jr., conducted a third and final expedition on the lunar surface for 5 hours and 40 minutes, driving their Moon buggy at a speed of 11 miles per hour.
Video: 'The Fool On The Hill'
(Tuesday, April 23, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at MCI Center in Washington, D.C., the tenth stop of his 19-city Driving USA Tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs in Washington, D.C. 10 years ago tonight (2002)
'The Parking Space' highlights
(Wednesday, April 22, 1992, 9:30 p.m. ET) — After borrowing Jerry’s car, Elaine comes up with a wild story, because the car is now making a strange clanking noise on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom Seinfeld.
