The 40 year anniversary of Apollo 11

It's the 40 year anniversary of a contender for greatest achievement by humans in history...the launch and subsequent landing on the moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts; Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin.

The launch was this date (July 16) in 1969, and the landing and "that's one small step" occurred 4 days later on the 20th.

While we only sent missions to the moon until 1972, it's one of the most significant achievements in history, ever.

Maybe we should celebrate by drinking Tang and eating Space Food sticks, while holding velcro and teflon (all commercialized developments for the space program).

I've been looking back to what I remember about the event. I was 15, just going into 10th grade and scared spitless about the upcoming "initiations" (which weren't illegal at the time).

What I remember most is that on the date of the landing, as far as most people were concerned, there was absolutely nothing else going on in the world. Wherever I went, business, traffic and everything else had come to a standstill with all of us parked in front of a TV wherever we could find it, and when we heard the immortal "that's one small step..." (which I understand omitted one single word..."a"..from the prepared script, and caused Mr. Armstrong untold grief from feminist groups)..we were imprinted forever.