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
1975–76 Yorkshire Cup competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars) 1975–76 Yorkshire Cup The 1975–76 Yorkshire Cup was the sixty-eighth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Leeds won the trophy by beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 15-11 The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 5,743 and receipts were £3,617 This was Leeds' fifth