A Large Celebration For A Large Leap
New York City held a parade to welcome the astronauts aboard the Apollo 11 Moon Mission on August 13, 1969. In the lead car, we have Commander Neil A. Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin Jr., and command module pilot Michael Collins. They are all smiling and waving to the crowds of adoring fans.
A Large Celebration For A Large Leap
The guys went on the first-ever manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The parade you are looking at here was the largest parade in the entire history of New York back then. Let us end this segment with wise words from Neil Armstrong himself: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Television And Chill With The Boys
The young men in this photo are all members of a college fraternity during the ‘60s. Here, they are hanging out and doing what frat boys did then – relax with some beers and watch TV, of course.
Television And Chill With The Boys
They were probably watching one of the following: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Ed Sullivan Show or Perry Mason. It is also possible that they were tuning in to Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, or Gilligan’s Island. There is no way to find out which one it was, but let us not focus on their show preferences!