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#ChristmasEve2020 thread – it's been a tumultuous year. 52 years ago, 1968, was also a terrible year. But, on #ChristmasEve, #Apollo8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders saved the year with a wonderful message from lunar orbit: (1/12)
Bill Anders:
"We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of #Apollo8 has a message that we would like to send to you." (2/12)
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"We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of #Apollo8 has a message that we would like to send to you." (2/12)
#ChristmasEve #ChristmasEve2020 #Christmas
Bill Anders:
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep." (3/12)
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"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep." (3/12)
#Apollo8 #ChristmasEve2020 #ChristmasEve #Christmas
Bill Anders:
"And God said, 'Let there be light': and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness." (4/12)
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"And God said, 'Let there be light': and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness." (4/12)
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Jim Lovell:
"And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day." (5/12)
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"And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day." (5/12)
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Jim Lovell:
"And God said, 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'" (6/12)
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"And God said, 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'" (6/12)
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Jim Lovell:
"And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so." (7/12)
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"And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so." (7/12)
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Jim Lovell:
"And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day." (8/12)
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"And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day." (8/12)
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Frank Borman:
"And God said, 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear': and it was so." (9/12)
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"And God said, 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear': and it was so." (9/12)
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Frank Borman:
"And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good." (10/12)
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"And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good." (10/12)
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Frank Borman:
"And from the crew of #Apollo8, we close with good night, good luck, a #MerryChristmas – and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth." (11/12)
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"And from the crew of #Apollo8, we close with good night, good luck, a #MerryChristmas
– and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth." (11/12)#ChristmasEve2020 #ChristmasEve #Christmas
All 3 men—Time's "of the year" for 1968—are still with us. Borman & Lovell are 92 years old. Anders is 87.
On this #ChristmasEve2020, I wish all my followers a blessed #Christmas, and may a little wonder from #Apollo8 52 years ago shine on us all. #ChristmasEve (12/end)
On this #ChristmasEve2020, I wish all my followers a blessed #Christmas
, and may a little wonder from #Apollo8 52 years ago shine on us all. #ChristmasEve (12/end)
