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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nemo on July 20, 2017, 04:34:45 PM

Title: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: Nemo on July 20, 2017, 04:34:45 PM

July 20, 1969?

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The Eagle Has Landed

Title: Re: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: Kbop on July 20, 2017, 06:34:43 PM

 :)  i still have the time magazine.

Title: Re: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: Jackalope on July 20, 2017, 06:54:06 PM

I remember it very well.  My parents allowed me to stay up to watch the television coverage....pre cable!

Title: Re: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: Nemo on July 20, 2017, 07:25:21 PM

I stayed home from school on Wed, 16th, launch day.  The 3 networks came on broadcast at 0600.  I was in front of the tv watching.  All 3 networks stayed at the Cape all day, with no commercial breaks, as I remember.  It was big big doings. I near had a bucket next to me so I did not have to leave TV to squirt.  Same thing on Saturday, landing day.

My dad was working for IBM at the time and was on the roof of a building at the complex he worked at, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville Alabama, twisting antanne and all kinds of stuff to get signals.  Thats why I could not be in FL. 

But I almost got on my bike the Saturday morning before to pedal down there.

Nemo

Title: Re: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: JoJo on July 21, 2017, 08:44:25 AM

 I let my 6yr old stay up over my wife's objections. He says it is one of his greatest memories. Glad I let him see it.

Title: Re: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: JohnyMac on July 21, 2017, 02:12:04 PM

Yupper. The family was summering on Cape Code when this event happened. We watched it on a small B&W screen TV.

Title: Re: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: CJS06 on July 21, 2017, 04:00:50 PM

Damn, just a little too young.....happened 2 months before I was born.  Still one of the most iconic images.

Title: Re: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: JohnyMac on July 22, 2017, 09:17:07 AM

Youngster!

Title: Re: Remember What Happened 48 Years Ago Today?
Post by: Nemo on July 22, 2017, 09:33:58 AM

Yeah, what he said. 


But, while we are here anyone do this??

http://unchainedpreppers.com/forum/general-discussion/real-important-one-gents-and-ladies/msg69860/#msg69860 (http://unchainedpreppers.com/forum/general-discussion/real-important-one-gents-and-ladies/msg69860/#msg69860)

If not, well we won't go there yet.

Nemo