It Was 1969 And America Was On The Moon.

It was on this day in 1969 that the Eagle landed on the moon. The Lunar Excursion Module was crewed by mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin. The landing occurred at 3:18pm EST (4:18 EDT).

I remember being glued to the television that summer day. It was simply the coolest thing I had ever seen. Back then the astronauts were rock stars and easily as popular as the Beatles or the Stones. Those simple words, “the eagle has landed”, filled Americans with a sense of pride and accomplishment. Even though we were in the middle of the cold war and the Vietnam war was a mess, it still seemed like all was well with the world. We were on the moon, we didn’t need to apologize to anyone and by god, we were the only nation on earth capable of such a feat. Life truly was less complicated then.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled surfing.
Tim
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