APOLLO GHOST BLESSES ARTEMIS
As the crew began preparing for Monday’s flyby, they listened to a message that legendary astronaut Jim Lovell recorded before he died.
Lovell, who died last August at 97, orbited the moon with Apollo 8 in 1968 and commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.
“Hello, Artemis II! This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Welcome to my old neighborhood!” Lovell said in the recording, which flight controllers in Houston beamed up to Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen shortly after they woke up.
JIM LOVELL’S FINAL MESSAGE FIRES UP ARTEMIS II: APOLLO 13 LEGEND, DEAD AT 97, GREETS CREW FROM ‘MY OLD NEIGHBORHOOD’ AS MOON FLYBY LOOMS. As the astronauts prepared for Monday’s lunar swing-by, flight controllers in Houston played a recorded farewell from Lovell, who praised Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen and urged them to “enjoy the view” while carrying Apollo’s torch forward toward Mars. Lovell, who orbited the Moon on Apollo 8 and later commanded the doomed Apollo 13 mission, said the new crew was helping lay the groundwork for the next giant leap “for the benefit of all.”
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Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins, Mister Guitar (1924)June 20, 2026
Atkins got his first guitar by making a trade with his brother, and it was arguably the best deal he ever made. Although he struggled with shyness and suffered from severe asthma—he had to sleep sitting up and often fell asleep still holding his guitar—he became an accomplished guitarist and went on to release several hit records, develop a signature line of guitars, and help create country music's "Nashville sound." What did "Mr. Guitar," as he came to be known, trade to get that first guitar?
Atkins got his first guitar by making a trade with his brother, and it was arguably the best deal he ever made. Although he struggled with shyness and suffered from severe asthma—he had to sleep sitting up and often fell asleep still holding his guitar—he became an accomplished guitarist and went on to release several hit records, develop a signature line of guitars, and help create country music's "Nashville sound." What did "Mr. Guitar," as he came to be known, trade to get that first guitar?Today’s Holiday
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West Virginia DayJune 20, 2026
West Virginia Day is a state holiday in West Virginia to celebrate its joining the Union in 1863 as the 35th state. The creation of the state was a result of the Civil War. The settlers of western Virginia defied the state's vote to secede from the Union, and on June 20 West Virginia formally entered the Union as an anti-slave state. The day is marked with ceremonies at the state capitol in Charleston and at the West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling. It was there that the conventions were held to declare West Virginia's independence from Virginia.
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Black TeaJune 20, 2026
Excluding water, tea is the most widely consumed drink on the planet, drunk either hot or cold by half the world's population. The vast majority of tea sold in the West is black tea, made from fermented leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Generally stronger in flavor and more caffeinated than the green and oolong varieties, black tea retains its flavor for several years and has long been an article of trade, serving as a form of currency into the 19th century in what countries?
Excluding water, tea is the most widely consumed drink on the planet, drunk either hot or cold by half the world's population. The vast majority of tea sold in the West is black tea, made from fermented leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Generally stronger in flavor and more caffeinated than the green and oolong varieties, black tea retains its flavor for several years and has long been an article of trade, serving as a form of currency into the 19th century in what countries?
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