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Viking 2's Mars landing: 3 September 1976 - This Day in History
After a nearly yearlong journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars this day in 1976 and began relaying information about the planet's atmosphere and soil as well as colour photographs of the rocky surface.
More Events on this day:
1894: Labor Day was celebrated as a legal holiday in the United States for the first time.
1658: English soldier and statesman Oliver Cromwell died in London.
1609: English navigator Henry Hudson, in a quest for a passage to India on behalf of the Dutch East India Company, sailed into the harbour of present-day New York City and up the river that now bears his name.
Louis Sullivan: Biography of the Day
"Form ever follows function."Louis Sullivan
Born this day in 1856, architect Louis Sullivan—identified with early skyscraper design and considered the spiritual father of modern American architecture—remade the image of the architect as a creative personality.
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