I’m not a conspiracy theorist; I believe that the United States did in fact land two men on the moon for the first time on this day, 45 years ago, July 20th of 1969.
Watch live webcasts celebrating this event here.
I wrote about the 40th anniversary here.
An outstanding photo tribute to Apollo 11 is here.
Man last stepped on the moon in 1972. The United States never returned.
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the surface of our moon, passed away at the age of 82 on August 26th, 2012. My personal tribute to this American hero is here.
How many men walked on the moon, and who were they? In chronological order:
Neil Armstrong – Apollo 11 – July, 1969
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin – Apollo 11 – July, 1969
Charles “Pete” Conrad – Apollo 12 – November, 1969
Alan Bean – Apollo 12 – November, 1969
Alan Shepard – Apollo 14 – February, 1971
Edgar Mitchell – Apollo 14 – February, 1971
David Scott – Apollo 15 – July, 1971
James Irwin – Apollo 15 – July, 1971
John Young – Apollo 16 – April, 1972 (also on Apollo 10, without landing)
Charles Duke – Apollo 16 – April, 1972
Eugene Cernan – Apollo 17 – December, 1972 (also on Apollo 10, without landing)
Harrison Schmitt – Apollo 17 – December, 1972
Another little known fact: no one has walked on the moon who was born after 1935.
I can still recall that day distinctly: I was with my parents at the home of one of their friends in Centerville, Ohio. The television was on in the living room. Grainy black and white images jumped back and forth on the screen.
Can you recall: where were you and what were you doing when America landed on the moon?
BZ
P.S.
Here is what a flawed but still important president looks like:
Yes, I remember distinctly where I was and what I was doing but I had better not tell you!
I ask: where is America’s resolution to clean herself up, much less strive for great things?
BZ
Crazy enough. I was also in Centerville Ohio.
There was a motorcycle shop in Centerville where I used to get my two-stroke oil and other accoutrement for my Hodaka Ace 90 which I raced with friends on all the trails we found back then.
BZ
I remember that day. My cousin and I watched it on a black and white tube tv ( I miss those). Jets were flying around from NAS Dallas. I remember it distinctly.
I was in the field doing a Marijuana Plantation bust above Willow Creek, CA.
We quietly listened to a “transistor radio” at night and looked up at the moon.
Come early dawn, we went into the grow site and tore it down.
The growers were locals and walked in while,we were there.
4,000 pounds were seized and taken to Eureka, CA as evidence.
I was the OIC.
After the court date, I supervised the burn of it all in the hospital incinerator.
My Bad!
The low clouds in downtown Eureka held the smoke from going up, and when I went to the Wells Fargo bank, everybody was high as kite.
The whole City was HIGH!!
I expect some people still remember it.
I was called to San Francisco to explain what I did!!
It is probably still talked about today