* i know, the 10,000th Moon diary - I am trying a different take
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
Roger Waters, Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973)
On May 25, 1961, President John Kennedy spoke these words to Congress
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
In a decade filled with blackouts, civil unrest, several major wars and the assassination of the man who made this pledge, it was quite amazing that only 8 years and 2 months later, Kennedy’s dream was fulfilled.
As one of many 11-year olds shipped off in sleep away camp that summer - around 200 of us crowded around a small black & white television set that could barely pick up a signal from Boston. But I remember every moment of it (having some pictures helps). Even Walter Cronkite could not contain his emotion (RIP, Walter).
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