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50 Years Ago: Amazing Photographs of Apollo Families’ Tears and Ecstasy During Moon Landing Mission

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:49:54 +0300

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made history when they became the first humans to set foot on the moon. More than half a billion people watched on television as Armstrong climbed down the ladder of the Eagle lunar lander. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this landmark moment, we gathered some moving pictures that show the wives of Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins as, on TV, they watch them propelled 239,800 miles to the Moon.

Couple Celebrates 50 Years Of Love By Wearing Same Wedding Clothes They Wore In 1966

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:45:54 +0300

What’s more difficult – to fit into your clothes from 50 years ago or to maintain a happy marriage for half a century? How about both? Seem impossible? Not for Carole-Ann and Jim Stanfield.

A Look at Early Target Stores of the 1960s

Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:38:25 +0400

In 2012, Target celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of its first store and shared several images of what the chain store looked like in those early days. A discounted offshoot of the long-running Dayton’s department store, the Dayton family opened their very first Target store in 1962 in Roseville, Minnesota and from the get-go used their now iconic red bullseye logo. By the end of the 1960s, the company had opened 17 stores into Colorado, Missouri and Texas, and boasted sales over $100 million. That Roseville location still exists, though the store was completely rebuilt in 2005 and is now the prototype for all future Target stores. Target’s behind-the-scenes blog A Bullseye View has more of their story and additional images from their surprisingly long history.