Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the fourth crewed mission
to land on the Moon. It was the first J mission, with a longer stay on
the Moon (July 30 – August 2) and a greater focus on science,
including the first Lunar Roving Vehicle. David Scott and James Irwin
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170 pounds (77 kg) of surface material. At the same time, Alfred Worden
orbited the Moon, operating the sensors in the SIM bay of the service
module. During the return trip, Worden performed the first spacewalk in
deep space. The Apollo 15 mission splashed down safely, with all goals
accomplished, but was marred when it emerged that the crew had carried
unauthorized postal covers to the lunar surface, some of which were sold
by a West German stamp dealer. The crew was reprimanded for poor
judgment, and did not fly in space again. The mission also saw the
collection of the Genesis Rock, thought to be part of the Moon's early
crust, and Scott used a hammer and a feather to demonstrate Galileo's
theory that absent air resistance, objects fall at the same rate
regardless of mass.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_15>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1916:
World War I: German agents sabotaged U.S.-made munitions in
New York Harbor that were to be supplied to the Allies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion>
1930:
Uruguay defeated Argentina at the Estadio Centenario in
Montevideo to win the inaugural FIFA World Cup.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup>
1981:
Amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in Poland,
up to 50,000 people, mostly women and children, took part in the largest
of nationwide hunger demonstrations in Łódź.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Polish_hunger_demonstrations>
2014:
At least 151 people were killed when heavy rains triggered a
landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Malin_landslide>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tajine:
1. (cooking) An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin,
consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical
or dome-shaped lid.
2. (by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of
which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is
normally served with couscous.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tajine>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Well, I couldn't see what was to be So I just stood there
laughing A picture of you, a picture of you in uniform Standing with
your head held high Hot down to the floor but it couldn't be you It
couldn't be you, it's a picture of Hitler
--Kate Bush
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kate_Bush>