On This Day in History
Apollo 17 lands on the Moon
1972Apollo 17, the last Apollo mission, landed on the Moon. (Apollo 17)
Also on this day
- 1886 Arsenal play their first match — The London football club Arsenal, then known as Dial Square, played its first match on the Isle of Dogs.
- 1789 The University of North Carolina is founded — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered. It is among the oldest public universities in the United States, and the only one to award degrees in the 18th century.