45 Years ago today, I was planted in front of the TV

[Sailor]

'ONE GIANT LEAP' Apollo 11's historic trip to the moon marks its 45th anniversary

The year was 1969. The turbulent time in America saw troops fighting in Vietnam, and a nation dealing with the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, killed in 1963, and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., both murdered in 1968.

Then came that one small step.

Forty-five years ago today, 500 million people around the world witnessed American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins as they embarked on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and six hours later Armstrong was the first man to step on the moon's surface, delivering those iconic words: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

More here:
www.foxnews.com/science/2014/07/20/one-giant-leap-apollo-11-historic-trip-to-moon-marks-its-45th-anniversary/

[warrior1972]

Heh.


You and I watched them land on the moon on different TV sets together....

[101ABN]

I was on a fishing trip.

We listened to coverage on the car radio and when the time was right, headed to the bar at a nearby roadhouse and watched Armstrong's "small step" from there.

Next morning, we took an early limit of trout and headed home to watch the replays, over and over again.