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Alan Shepard born

Alan Shepard born

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NASA astronaut and naval aviator Alan Shepard is born in Derry, New Hampshire. Shepard became the first American into space as the pilot of the Freedom 7 mission and later walked on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission.

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1923
Date of Event

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