The man who took that first historical step and said the famous words was astronaut Neil Armstrong as he stepped cautiously from the lunar lander onto the Moon’s Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969.
An estimated 500 million people on earth either watched the event live on TV or listened to it on the radio. The lunar landing was a huge international event both scientifically and politically, it gave the United States a much needed boost of morale as the war in Vietnam was turning into a complete quagmire.
July 20th, 2009 | Posted in History,Photo Gallery,Science | Read More »
“America’s Toughest Sheriff,” Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona will get a new judge at a trial where he faces racial profiling charges. Arpaio, a foe in the immigrant community of Phoenix and surrounding areas, has been in the national spotlight recently after federal investigators began a probe of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office over civil rights violations.
July 20th, 2009 | Posted in Headlines,Photo Gallery,US News | Read More »
Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that healthcare proposals being “kicked around in Congress” are discouraging wellness efforts made by private companies to help meet the health care needs of their employees.
July 20th, 2009 | Posted in Headlines,health care,Politics | Read More »
Israel has just rejected a US request to stop a large development project in East-Jerusalem. Prime Minister Netanyahu refuses to place restrictions of any kind on Jewish residents.
July 19th, 2009 | Posted in Headlines,Photo Gallery,World News | Read More »
Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya still can’t return to his country even after weeks of negotiations between foreign diplomats and the de facto Honduran government. His supporters, however, continue to revolt against the new regime in Tegucigalpa, hoping that the world will not forget about the crisis that
July 19th, 2009 | Posted in Photo Gallery,World News | Read More »
