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Vor 2 Tagen · In 1948, he was elected governor of Illinois, defeating incumbent governor Dwight H. Green in an upset. As governor, Stevenson reformed the state police, cracked down on illegal gambling, improved the state highways, and attempted to cleanse the state government of corruption.
19. Mai 2024 · Dwight, 90, was one of six people on board the Blue Origin spaceflight of the New Shepard rocket that launched Sunday morning from a private launch site near Van Horn, Texas. The flight made him...
20. Mai 2024 · Ed Dwight, the United States’ first-ever Black astronaut candidate, has finally traveled to space — and is now the oldest man to do so. Dwight was one of six individuals aboard Blue Origin’s...
20. Mai 2024 · May 20, 2024 2:37 am. . Ed Dwight was named a candidate for NASA’s astronaut corps by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. On Sunday, he finally made it to space. Dwight, 90, traveled to space...
7. Mai 2024 · Elected to third term as mayor April 4, 1939; defeated Dwight H. Green (Republican) and Arthur P. Reilly (Third Party) in general election. Won primary election February 23, 1943, defeating John S. Boyle and Billy Patts. Elected to fourth term as mayor April 6, 1943; defeated George B. McKibbin (Republican) in general election.
19. Mai 2024 · VAN HORN, Texas — America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps. But he wasn’t picked for the 1963 class.
19. Mai 2024 · Published May 19, 2024 at 11:30 AM MDT. Updated May 19, 2024 at 16:52 PM ET. Ed Dwight, the man who six decades ago nearly became America's first Black astronaut, made his first trip into space at age 90 on Sunday along with five crewmates aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
