The first spacewalk in US history was made by astronaut Edward H. White during the Gemini 4 mission, on June 3, 1965. (Photo by Jim McDivitt/NASA/Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
On this day, June 3 …
1965: Edward H. White becomes the first American to “walk” in space during the flight of Gemini 4.
Also on this day:
- 1948: The 200-inch reflecting Hale Telescope at the Palomar Mountain Observatory in California is dedicated.
- 1968: Andy Warhol is shot and critically wounded at his New York film studio, known as “The Factory,” by Valerie Solanas, an actress and…
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