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April 21, 1972

On April 21, 1972, astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. The year's #1 song was "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack. Aaron Lewis, Conchita Martínez, Tracy K. Smith would arrive in the same year.

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1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade.

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On April 21, 1972

  1. 1972 Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing.

    American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2018)

    John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.

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Aaron Lewis 1972– American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Conchita Martínez 1972– Spanish-American tennis player
Tracy K. Smith 1972– American poet and educator
Rosa Clemente 1972– American journalist and activist
Eli Roth 1972– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira 1972– Brazilian footballer

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