On This Day in History
Apollo 8 launches toward the Moon
1968Apollo 8 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a path to the Moon; its crew became the first humans to visit another celestial body. (Apollo 8)
Also on this day
- 1937 Snow White premieres in Los Angeles — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length cel-animated feature in film history, premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles.
- 1988 The An-225 Mriya makes its first flight — The Antonov An-225 Mriya, then the world's heaviest aircraft, made its first flight.
- 1879 A Doll's House premieres in Copenhagen — Betty Hennings first portrayed Nora Helmer in a performance of A Doll's House at the Royal Danish Theatre.