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

[rudy]

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020720.html

anybody else old enough to remember?

i was in vienna at the time, two years out of high school, travelling around
on a eurailpass, watching along with dozens in the lobby of the small
hotel/hostel...  surreal...

this event ranks right up there in my memory along with

  -- september 11 2001

  -- january 16 1991

  -- january 28 1986

  -- september 18 1970

  -- november 22 1963

  -- october 4 1957

okay, one of those is a bit of an exaggeration   ;o)

rudy