50 Years Ago, NASA's 'Earthrise' Photo Became a Gift to Humanity By Ron Brackett 7 hours ago weather.com
50 Years Ago Man First Visited the Moon
On Christmas Eve 1968 the crew of Apollo 8 captured one of the most memorable photos ever taken. Later that day the crew wished everyone on Earth a merry Christmas by reading from the Bible.
At a Glance
> Apollo 8 entered lunar orbit on Dec. 24, 1968.
> While photographing the moon's surface, Bill Anders saw the Earth rising over the lunar horizon.
> Later that evening, the crew read from the book of Genesis in a live TV broadcast.
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