Dienstag, Januar 06, 2009

Crisis Wire - Israeli-palestinian-december-conflict




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Erdgaswege aus Russland - The ways of Gas from Russia



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Mittwoch, Dezember 24, 2008

Dec. 24, 1968: Christmas Eve Greetings From Lunar Orbit



1968: The crew of Apollo 8 delivers a live, televised Christmas Eve broadcast after becoming the first humans to orbit another space body.
Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders made their now-celebrated broadcast after entering lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, which might help explain the heavy religious content of the message. After announcing the arrival of lunar sunrise, each astronaut read from the Book of Genesis. more....