1768 Captain Cook set sail on his first voyage in the Endeavour, which circumnavigated New Zealand, and surveyed the east coast of Australia. Inspector Morse was named after this ship, but managed to keep it a secret for many, many years!

I'm always fascinated how authors come up with some names like Endeavor. Who'd a thought?

1961 President Kennedy asked the nation to work toward putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade

And he died before ever seeing it happen. I wonder if his name was on the plaque left on the moon.