Monday, July 20, 2009

Today in history

40 years ago today the Americans landed on the moon. Walt remembers watching the amazing moment on TV. "One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind..." Yes.

We felt safer, since the Americans had beaten the hated and feared Communists in the space race. And we felt optimistic, since being able to put a man -- an American man -- on the moon meant that we could do, well, anything! Surely a brighter future lay ahead -- progress, peace and prosperity. Er, no...

Meanwhile, as Americans celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon walk (no, not that one!), Lee-Anne Goodman of Canadian Press reports that some still believe it was faked! It has been suggested that the whole thing was staged and televised from somewhere outside of Sudbury, Ontario. While there is certainly a resemblance in the landscape, Walt remembers Sudbury as having less vegetation than what we can see in the pictures. So what you saw was the real thing. Take it from Walt!

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