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On this day timelines December 24th

Events

1968 – Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.

•  Apollo missions

Births

1910 – Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (d. 1992)

• Short story collections by Fritz Leiber
• Novels by Fritz Leiber

1927 – Mary Higgins Clark, American author

• Novels by Mary Higgins Clark

1945 – Nicholas Meyer, American author, screenwriter, and director

• Films directed by Nicholas Meyer
• Screenplays by Nicholas Meyer

1952 – Christopher Buckley, American journalist and author

• Novels by Christopher Buckley

1969 – Nick Love, English film director and writer

• Films directed by Nick Love

1969 – Mark Millar, Scottish author

• Comics by Mark Millar

1971 – Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor (Menudo)

• Ricky Martin albums

• Bibliography
• Discography
• Film
• Filmography
• science
• music
• literature
• space exploration