NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless became the first person to go on a spacewalk without a tether. McCandless was wearing a type ...

Today is Friday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2025. There are 327 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York’s John F. Kennedy ...

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issued a series of reforms and the Communist Party gave up its 70-year monopoly of political power in the Soviet Union.

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1783: The Great Siege of Gibraltar launched by France and Spain against the British colony during American War of Independence is lifted after 3 years and 7 months. 1812: Lord Byron makes his maiden ...

Williams not only performed crucial tasks outside the ISS but also set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts.