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National Day of Participation Proclamation, 1969

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State Archives of Florida, Series S923

Description

A proclamation made by Governor Claude Kirk establishing Monday, July 21, 1969, as the National Day of Participation in honor of the Apollo 11 mission.

Date

1969-07-17

Creator

Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011

Contributors

Adams, Tom (Thomas Burton), 1917-2006

Format

Proclamations

General Note

Apollo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins returned to Earth on July 24, 1969.

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National Day of Participation Proclamation, 1969

Subject

Space programs--United States

Manned space flight

Astronauts

Description

A proclamation made by Governor Claude Kirk establishing Monday, July 21, 1969, as the National Day of Participation in honor of the Apollo 11 mission.

Creator

Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S923

Date

1969-07-17

Contributor

Adams, Tom (Thomas Burton), 1917-2006

Format

proclamations

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s923_b099_f08_x01

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

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Social Life And Customs

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1967-1971 : Kirk)

Florida. Department of State (1969-1971 : Adams)

Project Apollo (U.S.)

United States--President (1969-1974 : Nixon)

Subject - Person

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

Armstrong, Neil Alden, 1930-2012

Collins, Michael, 1930-

Aldrin, Buzz, 1930-

General Note

Apollo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins returned to Earth on July 24, 1969.

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Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011. National Day of Participation Proclamation, 1969. 1969-07-17. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340631>, accessed 14 November 2024.

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Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011. National Day of Participation Proclamation, 1969. 1969-07-17. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/340631>

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