The Daily Teaser …

I’ve got to confess, I couldn’t resist it.

I couldn’t.

Considering that today is something of an big anniversary — one I feel, as many others, is very significant — I’m making no apologies for doing the picture that’s underneath the poster …

I’ll admit, I’m no artist …

You can tell, can’t you?

But I thought I’d mark the day in a couple of way’s.

Obviously there’s the picture …

And there’s also the first half of today’s Teaser; here …

Q1) Today in 1969 saw the launch of which Apollo mission?

Q2) Where exactly was that mission going?

Q3) Name any of the astronaut’s on that Apollo flight.

Q4) More to the point, which one of those astronauts was the first one out of the command module, when they got to their destination?

Q5) Which American government agency launched the Apollo space missions?

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Q6) To other events, what weapon got tested, on this day in 1945?

Q7) Again in 1945, Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman, gathered together at which WW2 conference?

Q8) Which famous J. D. Salinger novel was released on July 16^th, 1951?

Q9) July 16^th, 1935 saw the world’s first parking meter being installed; in which US city?

Q10) And finally, which religious calendar started on July 16^th, 622 AD?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today in 1997, saw which fashion design shot dead on his doorstep?

A1) Gianni Versace.

Q2) Today in 1815 saw which Emperor abdicate, on board the HMS Bellorophon?

A2) Napoléon Bonaparte.

Q3) A few year’s earlier, in 1799, saw the discovery of which famous Stone?

A3) The Rosetta Stone.

Q4) July 15^th, 1606, was the birthday of which famous Dutch artist?

A4) Rembrandt. (Or Rembrandt van Rijn, to give him his full name.)

Q5) And finally, July 15^th, 1953, saw the execution by hanging of which English murderer?

A5) John Christie.

I hope you enjoy them!

Catch you later!