ON THIS DAY: In 1975, the Viking 1 space probe was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its 11-month journey to the Red Planet -- it landed in July 1976 and sent back photos of the Martian surface and analyzed the weather and atmosphere. Viking undoubtedly paved the way for future trips, like 2000's MISSION TO MARS, Brian DePalma's valentine to Mars geeks. [today's movie at IMDb]

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