11 December 1972 December 10, 2013 Author: Staff Apollo 17 becomes the last Apollo mission to land on the Moon. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." Nathaniel Hawthorne — Click here for more from Nathaniel Hawthorne Related posts: 26 December 1972 16 December 1972 23 December 1972 30 May 1972 2 February 1972 17 June 1972 11 October 1972 2 February 1972 11 July 1972 11 December 1920 Categories: History Tags: 11 December, 1972