Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
In under four hours, one slip from death the whole way, he made the first free solo of Yosemite's great wall.
On June 3, 1965, Ed White floated free outside his capsule and enjoyed it so much that mission control had to order him back inside.
On June 3, 1965, two astronauts launched on a four-day mission to prove humans could survive long enough in space to reach the Moon.