By Max MatzaBBC News
US NavyLisa Franchetti speaks about leadership and her experiences in the Navy during a visit to Northwestern University in this photo from 2019.The Senate has voted to approve Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy.
As Chief of Naval Operations she becomes the first woman to join the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Her nomination was approved 95-1, as the Senate pushed to fill critical openings in military leadership. Read More...
Explore More The success of Apollo 11 was lauded as one of man’s greatest achievements and sparked a historic surge of support for space exploration that is being revived in modern times.
But behind the headlines and an international victory tour were several devastating personal tragedies that have been partially credited with driving the mission.
The first was the death of Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong’s toddler daughter, Karen, from a brain tumor in 1962. Read More...
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. They also provide the basis for the doctrines of the fall of man and the original sin which are important beliefs in Christianity, although not held in Judaism or Islam. Read More...