Exploration of the Moon and indeed of human history in general. The first man-made object to reach the Moon was the unmanned Soviet probe Luna 2, which made a hard landing on September 14, 1959, at 21:02:24 Z. The far side of the Moon was first photographed on October 7, 1959, by the Soviet probe Luna 3. Though vague by today's standards, the photos showed that the far side of the Moon almost completely lacked maria. In an effort to compete with these Soviet successes, U.S. President John F. Kennedy proposed the national goal of landing a human on the Moon. Speaking to a
1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament matches were played in Burroughes Hall, London. Joe Davis made the first century break, 108, on the opening day of the tournament. Joe Davis made sure of victory by beating John Pulman in the penultimate match. Fred Davis lost the last match 13–12 but he had needed to win only 11 frames to finish in second place ahead of Pulman. Table The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW). 1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament The 1959 News of the World