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This Day In History: Space!

Wednesday February 20, 2008
I think it's fitting that the 20th of February had a spectacular lunar eclipse ... and was the 46th anniversary of John Glenn's trip out of the atmosphere in Friendship 7. Glenn was the first American to circle the earth in space. To check out how some of your tax money is spent on space, visit NASA's Hubble website. It's very cool!

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