Today in history: Sept. 12

In a speech at Rice University, President John F. Kennedy declared: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,” and more events that…

1962: John F. Kennedy

In 1962, in a speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”In 1977, South African Black student leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko , 30, died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.

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