Tuesday, July 8th
This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for Tuesday, July 8th -- On this day, back in 1963 -- Former President Dwight Eisenhower personally dedicates the Academy’s Eisenhower Golf Course’s Blue Course by hitting a tee shot off the Number 1 tee. The driver used by President Eisenhower was displayed in the Eisenhower Room of the clubhouse. …Also on this day, back in 2000 -- Astronaut (and retired Air Force Colonel) Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin signs copies of his book, “Buzz Aldrin: The Return,” at the Academy Base Exchange. In 1955 and ‘56, then-First Lieutenant Aldrin had been a member...