Launch of Apollo Mission Apollo 16

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Sunday April 16, 1972

Launch of Apollo Mission Apollo 16

52 years ago

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Apollo 16

Commander John W. Young

Command Module Pilot Thomas K. Mattingly II

Lunar Module Pilot Charles M. Duke Jr.

Launch of Apollo 16

John Young saluting the United States flag while jumping up on the Moon, with the Apollo Lunar Module Orion and Lunar Roving Vehicle in the background

Apollo 16's Passive Seismic Experiment

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52 years ago
Richard M. Nixon was the US president

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Birth of John Muir had happened 134 years prior

Birth of Jacob Coxey Sr. had happened 118 years prior

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Birth of David Brown had happened 16 years prior

Birth of Michael Barratt had happened 13 years prior

Death of Pat Summerall will happen in 41 years

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