Ranger 7 Photographs the Moon Up Close: First Detailed Images
Ranger 7 smashed into the lunar surface and beamed back the first close-up photographs of the moon, revealing details 1,000 times sharper than any image captured by Earth-bound telescopes. This visual breakthrough instantly transformed our understanding of the lunar terrain, providing the essential topographic data NASA needed to safely land astronauts just two years later.
July 31, 1964
62 years ago
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What Else Happened on July 31
Mark Antony wins a fleeting tactical victory at Alexandria before his entire army deserts, driving him to take his own life. This collapse hands Octavian total …
Das Konzil von Ephesos endet mit der Verurteilung der Lehren von Nestorius, des Patriarchen von Konstantinopel. Mit der Anerkennung von Maria als „Gottesgebärer…
en Roma (Italia), Sixto III es elegido papa.
النبي محمد ﷺ يخرج على رأس جيشه إلى دومة الجندل وذلك لتأمين طريق القوافل.
انتصار المسلمين بقيادة خالد بن الوليد على الروم في معركة أجنادين (قرب مدينة الرملة في فلسطين)، وقد قتل من الروم ثلاثة آلاف جندي.
Batalha de Guadalete, marcou o fim do Reino Visigótico no contexto da Invasão muçulmana da península Ibérica.
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