September 12 in American History
At Rice University, President Kennedy laid out the case for the Apollo program in one unforgettable line: "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." Seven years later, almost to the day, Apollo 11 delivered on it.
In 1962: "We choose to go to the Moon". At Rice University, President Kennedy laid out the case for the Apollo program in one unforgettable line: "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." Seven years later, almost to the day, Apollo 11 delivered on it.
At Rice University, President Kennedy laid out the case for the Apollo program in one unforgettable line: "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." Seven years later, almost to the day, Apollo 11 delivered on it.
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