I'm in my upper 30s so no, didn't see it live. But I do have big plans for Saturday surrounding the celebration the moon landing anniversary. Looking forward to it!!!!

Also, Sunday July 21 is National Ice Cream Day! Look at me, always mentioning food holidays.

I remember our family - all 7 of us - crowding around our little TV to see it. It was a warm summer evening and it seemed like it took forever for Neil Armstrong to finally come down the ladder.

(Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the launch and I remember watching that too - by the time Apollo 8 came around I was a real space program fanatic).

It was a warm summer evening and it seemed like it took forever for Neil Armstrong to finally come down the ladder.

Yeah, my Dad also saw it and he remembers it being a long wait too.

I saw it on tv at someone else's place, but not live.
I listened to either the landing or the moonwalk, can't recall which.
I do remember that it was during the school day and we were listening on our classroom speaker - and we all cheered when the big event happened.

And 50 years ago today (July 24), the Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific to end their successful lunar mission.

Hard to believe it's been two years, but on this date in 2017 a total solar eclipse crossed the US from west to east, allowing millions the opportunity to see one of nature's most spectacular sights. I had the pleasure of watching it with a bunch of NarniaWebbers.

The next good opportunity for North Americans comes April 8, 2024, when totality crosses Mexico, the US from Texas to Ohio, and then into Ontario. If you have a chance, it's worth traveling to see.

Also on this date, in 1883, several strong tornadoes hit the then-small town of Rochester, Minnesota, causing lots of damage, some fatalities, and injuries. The state had few hospitals outside of the Twin Cities then, and the Mayo brothers decided to tend the wounded in a makeshift hospital that eventually grew into the Mayo Clinic. And that's how tornadoes led to the presence of a world-class medical facility in the farm fields of southern Minnesota. You can read more here.

On this date in 1883, the Krakatoa volcano erupted and killed approximately 40,000 people!

OK, I should have found a happier event.

It's 28 August, and on this day in 1963, Martin Luther King made his famous "I have a Dream" speech.

Well me hearties, it be nearly that special time of year again, known across the world as International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Now is the time for all humans to unleash their inner pirattitude! It be also the time to get free food at Long John Silver's, because... they share their name with a fictional pirate and they like fun promotional stuff. Krispy Kreme used to do it too, but they quit because of the existence of "modern pirates"... and probably also because they couldn't afford to give out that many free donuts in a day.
Avast! Belay! Keep a weather eye on yer calendars, and plan yer festivities for September 19th!*

*Yes, I do get into it a bit.

It's officially fall! *throws leaves on everyone*

SnowAngel

YEEESS! *catches leaves joyfully*.
We've been having an increasing number of cool breezes lately, so it's getting easier to get into it!
Now is the time for all long sleeves to rise from their summer slumbers!

604 years ago today, the English army of archers, foot soldiers and knights under King Henry V defeated a vastly superior French army of knights, heavy cavalry and mercenaries in the spectacular battle of Agincourt. You know, the one where the king talked about "we few, we happy few, we band of brothers, etc." (At least if you believe Shakespeare.

502 years ago yesterday, Martin Luther nailed up the 95 Theses on the door of his local church, which questioned the practices of the medieval church and sparked what would would be known as the Protestant Reformation. Happy Reformation Day!( Yes, you can eat candy to celebrate this too! )

Happy Reformation to you, Cleander!

I had forgotten about it until my sister had posted something on Facebook.

~Wunder

Happy Guy Fawkes Day! Haul out the fireworks and bonfire:

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November
Gunpowder treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot