1949: 14 US Communist Party leaders are convicted of sedition. On the same day, the Chinese Red army occupies Canton. Also, boxer Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in Round 8 for the heavyweight title ...

The USS Wasp (CV-18), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, earned a remarkable eight battle stars and numerous commendations for ...

On. Oct. 11, 1968, Apollo 7 launched into space with NASA astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham. This ...

In 1955, low water levels in the Mississippi River revealed bridge supports and mud flats due to Midwest drought.

On Oct. 11, 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas ...

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Released in 1959, before Omega’s Speedmaster was selected by NASA to outfit its astronauts, the CK 2998 was worn by astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra on the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury ...

The company is releasing its new Speedmaster, modeled on the one worn by Walter “Wally” Schirra on the Sigma 7 mission By ...

NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra famously wore the second-gen Speedy on the Mercury-Atlas 8: Sigma 7 mission of 1962, earning it the title of “first Omega in Space.” Omega did drop a ...

While the original CK 2998 FOiS was known to be a personal reference of NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra, who ended up wearing it during the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury program in 1962.

This is the model that was bought by astronaut Wally Schirra, who took it as his personal watch onboard NASA’s Sigma 7 mission in 1962. Omega went on to become NASA’s official space watch, but this ...