Monday; July 21
For those of us who experienced history 56 years ago today, it seems hard to believe. On July 22, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. They were the first humans to step onto the surface of the moon. Ever since man could look into the sky, the moon was known to be out there, but on that summer day, humans got to experience it. While this is incredible in-an-of itself, I think something that rivals the ability to walk on the face of the moon, is the focus it took to make it there. It had been a short eight years earlier when President Kennedy challenged Americans to not only dream of the moon, but to walk on it. In April 1961, he shared his vision of sending men to the moon and bring them safely to Earth again by the end of the decade. We cut it close, but we did it. He wasn’t here to enjoy the accomplishment, but his enthusiasm overwhelmed the naysayers and inspired a generation. Sending humans to the moon (and returning...