On this episode of Our American Stories, before Neil Armstrong ever stepped on the Moon, the Apollo 8 crew made history. More than one billion people listened as Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders took turns reciting the story of creation from the Bible. It was the first time human beings had traveled that far from home—and the first time they had seen the whole planet suspended in darkness. Robert J. Morgan, author of 100 Bible Verses That Made America, shares the story of one of the most powerful broadcasts in history.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, before Neil Armstrong ever stepped on the Moon, the Apollo 8 crew made history. More than one billion people listened as Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders took turns reciting the story of creation from the Bible. It was the first time human beings had traveled that far from home&mdash;and the first time they had seen the whole planet suspended in darkness. Robert J. Morgan, author of <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBible-Verses-That-Made-America%2Fdp%2F0718079620&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Cc233f43a48764996a5ac08de0db1c4df%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638963254325645993%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BK0Gp36mowCUjyC6pqwsgA1m3kWdtWrJIF23rje81II%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">100 Bible Verses That Made America</a>, shares the story of one of the most powerful broadcasts in history.
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The Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Message That Stopped the World

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