July 9
Posted in White History on Jul 9th, 2011
1979 NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter at a distance of 570,000 km (350,000 miles) from the planet’s cloud tops. It discovered a few rings around Jupiter, as well as volcanic activity on the moon Io. 1922 American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller broke Duke Kahanamoku’s world record in the 100-meters freestyle, swimming [...]