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 Today's Moon
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Events at the moon age 11 day
| Jan 31, 1996 |
Discovery of Comet Hyakutake |
| Aug 28, 1993 |
U.S. planetary explorer GALILEO discovered a satellite of asteroid Ida. |
| Nov 9, 1989 |
East Germany liberalized its people to travel abroad and to cross the border into West Germany. The Wall of Berlin was virtually removed. |
| Dec 19, 1988 |
Eruption of Mt. Tokachidake, Japan |
| Mar 23, 1975 |
Takanohana won the championship of sumo tournament. He and the former Yokozuna Wakanohana became the first brothers with championship in the sumo history. |
| Feb 6, 1971 |
Alan B. Shepard of U.S. Apollo 14 became the first astronaut to play golf on the moon. |
| Sep 25, 1966 |
Typhoon 26 hit the eastern and central parts of the Main Island of Japan. 314 were killed or lost in a landslide. |
| Jun 24, 1961 |
357 died in a downpour in the rainy season. Serious damage to Inadani, Japan. |
| May 25, 1961 |
President Kennedy declared it "First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade (the '60s) is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth." |
| Jan 31, 1958 |
U.S.A. launched its first satellite Explorer 1, which discovered the existence of the Van Allen Belts. |
| Nov 3, 1957 |
USSR launched Sputnik 2 with a Laika dog on board. |
| Jun 1, 1955 |
The first aluminum coin (\1) was issued. |
| Aug 5, 1949 |
Earthquake in Ecuador |
| May 8, 1949 |
The first "Mother's Day" in Japan |
| Sep 10, 1942 |
Earthquake in Tottori, Japan. 1,083 died in fires all over the city. |
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