US President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and promised to put a man on the moon within a decade.
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Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous 'blue marble' photo of the entire Earth.
John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.
Luna 9 touches down on the Moon.
The Cuban Missile Crisis began.
NASA's Apollo 10 mission returned to earth after successfully testing all possible elements of a Moon landing.
