Apollo 8 mission (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing.
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The Road to the Moon Landings – Gemini VII – Paris Match, 1966
In between December 4 and December 18, 1965, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell spent nearly 14 days in space, making a total of 206 orbits around the earth —
the longest space flight to date.
The Road to the Moon Landings – Gemini VI – Paris Match, 1966
In late 1965, Gemini VI, flown by Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford, achieved the first crewed rendezvous with another spacecraft, its sister Gemini VII.
Is There a British Colour Bar? by Bert Hardy, 1949
Across the British society, from pubs all the way to the palace, a de facto color bar existed. In pubs, workplaces, shops and other commercial premises, non-white customers were banned from using certain rooms and facilities.
The Last Prisoners of Khmer Rouge, 1979
On 10th January 1979, the invading Vietnamese Army arrived at the gates of Tuol Svay Prey High School in the outskirts of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The stench was overwhelming.
Sharpeville Funeral by Peter Magubane
On March 21, 1960, police opened fire on the unarmed crowd protesting pass books, killing 69 people. Peter Magubane covered their funeral.
The Selma Montgomery March by James Karales, 1965
James Karales, a photographer with Look magazine, captured the Selma to Montgomery marchers silhouetted against a turbulent sky on the march.
Harlem by Bruce Davidson, 1968
When Bruce Davidson arrived to East 100th Street Harlem with his camera in 1966 and said that he wanted to record life on the block, the local citizens’ committee was apprehensive.
Killing the Chickens, 1989
Hundreds were killed in show trials and summary justice executions across China following the crackdown at Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989.
Bangladesh: A Brutal Birth by Kishor Parekh, 1971
Kishor Parekh was one of the first Indian photographers to be educated abroad, and worked on various important stories for Hindustan Times