The Big Two Four
July 20, 2005 – 10:48 amToday is my twenty fourth birthday. I remember in elementary school when each student would learn what happened on his or her birthday, and mine was always a slam dunk: Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Twelve years to the day before I was born (July 20, 1969, if you’re counting at home), Armstrong and, a few minutes later, Buzz Aldrin departed the Eagle lunar module to stroll across the surface of the moon.
This second bit of trivia was one that I just learned today. It turns out that on my birthday in 1944, an assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler failed. The conspirators were put to death before the day was out; Hitler would die less than a year later. Unless, of course, you read this post of mine, and then you know that he at least lived long enough to make it San Diego.
7 Responses to “The Big Two Four”
Cool. Happy birthday.
By Dixie on Jul 20, 2005 at 11:16 am
Happy Birthday, Neil!
By MDA on Jul 20, 2005 at 11:48 am
Happy birthday tough guy!
By Griztown on Jul 20, 2005 at 12:34 pm
Yeah happy birthday Jeff! You’ll have to be careful, as the California Condor is back from extinction.
To celebrate the moon landings, Google just added some pics of the moon to their map collection. Pretty neat.
By Kristjan on Jul 20, 2005 at 12:51 pm
Oh yeah, well on my birthday Flouride was added to a Water System for the first time ever. It was in Michigan. Michigan is way better than the moon. Happy Birthday Moonbeam.
By John on Jul 20, 2005 at 3:45 pm
Jeff;
Just a quick “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” and hope you are doing something special today. Tried to phone you and had to leave a message so this is another attempt to wish you well. Have a great day, We love you.
PaPa & Granny
By PaPa on Jul 20, 2005 at 4:31 pm
Not to put a dampner on things, but another “this day in history”: James Doohan, aka Scotty, died this morning. He was 85, and if I recall, just got his star on the Hollywood walk of fame in the last year.
“A can nae change the laws of physics. I’ve got to have thirty minutes.”
“How long to re-fit?” — Kirk, “Eight weeks. But you don’t have eight weeks, so I’ll do it for you in two.” — Scotty, “Do you always multiply your repair estimates by a factor of four?” — Kirk, “How else to maintain my reputation as a miracle worker?”
“Aye sir, the more they overtech the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.”
By Adam on Jul 20, 2005 at 5:30 pm