▁ 6 8 , ▁American ▁com ed ian ▁and ▁radio ▁actor ▁Col lett ▁E . ▁W ool man , ▁ 7 6 , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁D elta ▁Airlines ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁launched ▁into ▁space ▁on ▁Gem ini ▁ 1 1 , ▁astr onaut s ▁Richard ▁F . ▁Gordon , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁P ete ▁Con rad ) ▁dock ed ▁with ▁an ▁A gen a ▁target ▁vehicle ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁try . ▁ ▁The ▁pair ▁had ▁lifted ▁off ▁from ▁Cape ▁Kennedy ▁that ▁morning ▁at ▁ 9 : 4 2 , ▁after ▁the ▁A gen a ▁was ▁launched ▁at ▁ 8 : 0 5 . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 1 : 0 7 , ▁using ▁the ▁space ▁program ' s ▁j arg on ▁of ▁M ▁being ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁or bits ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁to ▁effect ▁a ▁dock ing ▁( and ▁m im ick ing ▁a ▁catch phr ase ▁from ▁the ▁then - pop ular ▁TV ▁series ▁Get ▁Sm art ) ▁Con rad ▁radio ed ▁to ▁his ▁chief , ▁Fl ight ▁Director ▁Chris ▁Kraft , ▁" W ould ▁you ▁believe ... ▁M ▁equals ▁one ?" ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁school ▁in ▁Gren ada , ▁Mississippi , ▁as ▁African - American ▁children ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁previously ▁all - white ▁public ▁schools ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Integr ation ▁took ▁place ▁without ▁incident ▁at ▁L iz zie ▁Horn ▁Element ary ▁School ,