PULL · 24 JUL 1998 This was
This was
your sky.
Alan B. Shepard Jr. 1923-1998
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COSMIC MESSAGE
On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the first American in space, arcing into the sky aboard a Redstone rocket. This picture shows Shepard, in his pressure suit, inside the cramped Freedom 7 space capsule before the historic launch. Born in East Derry, New Hampshire, on November 18, 1923, Shepard graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1944.
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UNCOMMON 
1998-07-24 · ♌
SKYBORN
Alan B. Shepard Jr. 1923-1998
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BORN 10201 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 24 JUL 1998 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 JUL 1998.
THE ALMANAC FOR 24 JUL 1998
DAY
Friday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 205 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS