On this day - 6 February

On February 6th 1971, Alan Shepard became the first man to play golf on the moon. He was the crew commander on the Apollo 14 mission and was the fifth man to walk on the moon. It was nine years and nine months after his first trip to space. He was accompanied by Edgar Mitchell who set foot on the moon six minutes after Shepard.

John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer and rapist who carried out his first murder in 1972. He lured his victims into his home and convinced them to wear handcuffs under the pretence that he would show them a magic trick.

The trial of John Wayne Gacy began on February 6th 1980. He was tried for 33 murders of boys and young men. The jury deliberated for less than two hours before returning a guilty verdict.