Answer:
sputnik, Apollo 13 etc.
Explanation:
this is a very general question, the space race was so full of everything.
you have sputnik, which basically started this whole thing.
theen you have the historic Apollo 13 which became a historicc event, and a national phenomenon. next time try to narrow the question down a bit more.
Have you ever heard about Louis and Clark and Sacagawea? Anywho after the territory was bought from France Jefferson, the president at the time, sent a group of men to explore the territory. They were led by Louis and Clark, they met an Indian tribe and an Indian woman helped them on their journey.
Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy the Louisiana Purchase for several reasons. First, it would double the size of the United States. From this deal, the US would gain roughly 828,000,000 square miles of territory from the French. Another reason why Jefferson wanted to buy this territory was because it would help to get rid of European influence in America. Since the US recently became independent, they wanted to expand their power and influence without worrying about conflict with European nations. Along with this, Jefferson was expanding America's territory in order to fulfill their "manifest destiny." Jefferson's purchase is the beginning of this concept, which is based around the belief that it is America's god given right to control all the land from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
