34 years ago Today

jenat-lai · Post by **jenat-lai** » 2003-07-20 07:56am

The Eagle Landed at Mare Tranquilitatis, as part of Mission SA-506, also known as Apollo 11.

Just a piece of trivia.

jenat-lai · Post by **jenat-lai** » 2003-07-20 08:01am

Oh Yeh, And always my favourite type of shot...

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-07-20 08:06am

God Bless America!

In your face Ruskies! *raspberries Putin*

Plus, my annual "Buzz Aldrin Brutally Murders Non-Believers" event is starting in three....two...one....

*Aldrin's space shuttle smashes through the roof of a convention of people who believe the moon-landing was fake, an dproceeds to disembowl and/or decaptiate them all with a large knife in under a half-hour*

A new record Buzz! *high-fives*

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-20 11:18am

2000 miles to the left and they would have discovered my secret base.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-07-20 12:04pm

Montcalm wrote:2000 miles to the left and they would have discovered my secret base.

Hey, what a coincidence. That's where my Hadoken went last week...oops. Sorry about anything that got broken. Very interesting piece of information.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-07-20 01:55pm

Montcalm wrote:2000 miles to the left and they would have discovered my secret base.

You mean your secret moon base is in Nevada, near Groom lake?:D
j/k

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-20 02:07pm

SyntaxVorlon wrote:
Montcalm wrote:2000 miles to the left and they would have discovered my secret base.
You mean your secret moon base is in Nevada, near Groom lake?:D
j/k

No they recieved my warnings if they ever tried to come to the Moon,they won`t be allowed back to Earth and join my slave in...........i said too much already disregard this post.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-07-20 02:08pm

Montcalm wrote:
SyntaxVorlon wrote:
Montcalm wrote:2000 miles to the left and they would have discovered my secret base.
You mean your secret moon base is in Nevada, near Groom lake?:D
j/k
No they recieved my warnings if they ever tried to come to the Moon,they won`t be allowed back to Earth and join my slave in...........i said too much already disregard this post.

Only if you let me in on 25% of the profits.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-20 02:12pm

Captain_Cyran wrote:Only if you let me in on 25% of the profits.

Bring me more slave and you`ll get 30% 40% if you also bring hot babes for my harem.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-07-20 02:14pm

Montcalm wrote:
Captain_Cyran wrote:Only if you let me in on 25% of the profits.
Bring me more slave and you`ll get 30% 40% if you also bring hot babes for my harem.

Done and done.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-07-20 04:41pm

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.

-Frank Borman
Gemini 6 & Apollo 8

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-07-20 04:52pm

Also on this day in history:
27 years ago Viking I landed on Mars

59 years ago Adolph Hitler survived Claus von Stauffenberg's assassination attempt.

122 years ago Sitting Bull surrendered to US troops at Fort Bluford.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-07-21 02:03am

It was only that long ago... And there wasn't any cheese...

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-07-21 02:06am

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:God Bless America!

In your face Ruskies! *raspberries Putin*

Flee, fool, flee before the Russia-loving hordes of HABers get here!

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-07-21 02:08am

A big day, it was.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-07-21 02:15am

FOR ZE MOZER LANDSKI!!!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-07-21 07:25am

Yet another step for the American Empire...

Go Armstrong!

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-07-21 07:27am

Bah. The Russians beat you to all the good stuff so you made a big media circus out of landing on the puny moon. Big whoop.

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-07-21 07:28am

Raxmei wrote:Also on this day in history:
27 years ago Viking I landed on Mars

59 years ago Adolph Hitler survived Claus von Stauffenberg's assassination attempt.

122 years ago Sitting Bull surrendered to US troops at Fort Bluford.

Two triumphs for humanity, two defeats. Interesting.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-07-21 08:19am

Vympel wrote:Bah. The Russians beat you to all the good stuff so you made a big media circus out of landing on the puny moon. Big whoop.

yep, and they also beat us in the race to bankruptcy and starvation.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2003-07-21 08:39am

Three cheers for Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin!

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2003-07-21 09:10am

Also on this date in 1861, Northern and Southern armies clashed in the First Battle of Bull Run.

Tosho · Post by **Tosho** » 2003-07-21 10:05am

Events

July 21st 0230 St Pontianus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
July 21st 0365 Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die
July 21st 0866 John appointed bishop of the kingdom
July 21st 0905 Holy Roman Catholic emperor Louis III captured
July 21st 0976 Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria
July 21st 1320 Count Louis of Nevers marries 8-year old daughter of Philips V
July 21st 1542 Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium)
July 21st 1568 Battle at Jemmingen: Alva's troops beat Dutch rebellion
July 21st 1579 Mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma
July 21st 1588 English fleet defeats Spanish armada
July 21st 1595 Alvara Mendana discovers Marquesas Island
July 21st 1669 John Lockes Constitution of English colony Carolina approved
July 21st 1730 States of Holland put death penalty on "sodomy"
July 21st 1749 Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland
July 21st 1773 Pope Clemens XIV bans Jesuits
July 21st 1774 Peace of Ktsjk Kainardji (end Russian-Turkish War)
July 21st 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte wins Battle of Pyramids in Egypt
July 21st 1825 Java princess Dipo Negoro/Mangkubumi declare war on all non-islamics
July 21st 1831 Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king
July 21st 1836 1st Canadian RR opens, between Laprairie & St John, Qu‚bec
July 21st 1846 Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)
July 21st 1861 1st major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va-South wins
July 21st 1866 Cholera-epidemic kills hundreds in London
July 21st 1867 City Gardens on Folsom opens
July 21st 1873 Jesse James & James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa)
July 21st 1877 -27] US army breaks railroad strike
July 21st 1880 Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, NY
July 21st 1884 1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's
July 21st 1896 National Federation of Afro-American Women & Colored Women's
July 21st 1897 Tate Gallery opens in England

You can find more at Thisdayinhistory.com