We were driving into town this morning when NPR reminded me of the significance of the date.
I know exactly where we were the day they first walked on the moon.
Palo Alto. We were sitting around my sister’s house with Bonnie and her then-husband, watching the moon landing unfold on their little B&W television.

This image of the television reminds me that quite a lot of time has passed.
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I was in Florida getting ready to re-start my college education @ the Univ. of Florida.
I was in grand Waipio Valley as part of a Big Island Press Club trip that day. Imagine the contrast between exploring this ancient Hawaiian site and man arriving on the moon.
I was in Tokyo on vacation from the Peace Corps and watched it on TV’s set up in store windows.
I was 9 years old, sitting with my two younger sisters in our pajamas. Our father got us out of bed to watch the moon landing on TV.
Hi! Just wanted to ask if I can use this picture for an online course, and what the usage rights are – could you please let me know?
Thanks in advance!