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Old August 15th 03, 12:28 PM
Jay Masino
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
Not long after President Kennedy was assassinated President Johnson decreed
that the NASA facilities on Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island would be
renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center. But the previous name did not
contain "Cape Canaveral", it was just called the NASA Launch Operations
Center. Johnson also decreed that "Cape Canaveral", the geographic place
name, would be changed to "Cape Kennedy". A couple of months later the USAF
announced that Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex would be renamed Cape
Kennedy Air Force Station.


Hmmm. Cool trivia!

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