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First of Three Million
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Published July 23, 2012
This image of the Dallas metro area was the very first image in the archives of the Landsat mission, launched in 1972.
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Microsoft Comes into Being
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Published May 17, 2012
In 1975 Bill Gates founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Home Run Record in Cincinnati
Published May 15, 2012
On April 4, 1974 Hank Aaron tied the great Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record.
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Last U.S. Combat Soldiers leave South Vietnam
By the close of March 1973, all American combat soldiers have left South Vietnam.
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U.S. Space Shuttle Program Begins
On January 5, 1972 President Richard Nixon initiated the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
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