`` Aquarius/Let the Sunshine in '' by the Fifth Dimension was the second song on the list for that week . Man lands on the moon on July 20 with Apollo 11 mission . A new Supreme Court justice and withdrawal of troops in Vietnam grab headlines . On this day in 1969, President Richard M. Nixon signs a bill creating NASA as part of his "War on Poverty" initiative. For more , go to In Depth : Summer of 1969 .
Man lands on the moon on July 20 with Apollo 11 mission . A new Supreme Court justice and withdrawal of troops in Vietnam grab headlines . On this day in 1969, President Richard M. Nixon signs a bill creating NASA as part of his "War on Poverty" initiative. For more , go to In Depth : Summer of 1969 .