[thechat] On July 20th, 1969, humans first set foot on the Moon.

[William Anderson]

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From: "rudy" <rudy937 at rogers.com>
To: "thechat" <thechat at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 7:46 PM
Subject: [thechat] On July 20th, 1969, humans first set foot on the
Moon.

> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020720.html
>
> anybody else old enough to remember?

not I - I was but a twinkle in my yet-to-meet parents eyes at the time

> this event ranks right up there in my memory along with
>
>   -- september 11 2001

I still remember hearing reports of planes crashing into things, and
instantly dismissing them as jokes in bad taste ... and then we couldn't get
to news.bbc.co.uk, or cnn.com, or sky.com/news ... I will always
unfortunately associate Ananova with September 11th, as it was the first
place we ever found confirmation from the outside world what had happened
...

>   -- january 16 1991

This date is lost on me, I'm afraid.

>   -- january 28 1986

I was only 11 at the time, but I still remember this as clear as day - I
remember going to my aunt's house straight from school, only about 1mi away
from my parents, to meet my mum, and we walked back home.  Once we got in, I
turned the television on, and it was tuned into Channel Four at the time,
showing Countdown (UK gameshow based around words and math - most noted for
Carol Vorderman).  I turned to ITV, who had Trevor McDonald talking about
something grevious.  They then showed that clip which is undoubtedly burned
into the minds of most of my generation - that of Challenger being destroyed
in a huge fireball, and the SRBs careering wildly off into the distance,
before being remotely exploded by launch control ... and I remember almost
crying.  I loved - and still love - the idea of space exploration, and while
I was hugely saddened by the loss of life that I knew had occurred, I was
also saddened by the realisation that the US space programme had been set
back years.

>   -- september 18 1970

Another date lost on me - related to Vietnam?  I have no clue.

>   -- november 22 1963

A date only relevant to me through history books, documentaries, films and
eyewitness accounts.  Oh, and of course the reams and reams of controversy
and conspiracy theories brewed ever since!

>   -- october 4 1957

*beep* *beep* *beep* *beep* *beep* *beep* *beep* *beep*, et cetera

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