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Where were you when......

posted 7/20/2009 3:43:44 PM |

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Here is one for the over a half a century old group. On July 20, 1969, America landed a man the moon. (Unless you think it was all done in Hollywood ) My question is "Where were you on that day?" I was studying for a test in grad school and I was also watching TV. It was late at night and the test was at 8:00 the next morning, at U of MO, 30 miles away. I was in my apartment on High Street in Jefferson City, MO. I kept thinking I should go to bed but I wanted to see history being made.

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somnium

Jul 20 @ 4:43PM

Sooo... did you pass the test??

shewolf53

Jul 20 @ 6:35PM

Where was I? At home watching it all on tv. We had just bought our first color tv set that day to watch it on. I always watched anything that was on about the space program back then.

onehornytoad69

Jul 20 @ 6:49PM

I was with my Family...We were at my Mom and Dad's Cabin on a lake....
Dad made sure we stayed till the whole thing was over!!!!!
I was 9 years Old!!

It was Very Cool!!!

Lisa46

Jul 20 @ 7:55PM

yep I watched it on T.V. but during class they had T.V.'s hooked up so we could watch during lunch.

wstang69

Jul 20 @ 8:58PM

Like Lisa, I watched it in class

Looking4ever

Jul 20 @ 9:05PM

I can't really tell you...I was only 5 years old at the time. I remember seeing a moonwalk on TV once but I doubt it was that.

sugarnspice005

Jul 20 @ 10:13PM

Since I was only 3 1/2 yrs old at the time, I was most likely playing in my room with my younger sister.

theSkwirl

Jul 20 @ 10:48PM

I was 6, we didn't have TV... damned if I know where I was.

buatbu

Jul 20 @ 10:54PM

Thank You everyone for your comments. I also sent this out on my private e mail to friends that are at least 50. That would make them at least 10 years old. Most of the replys were that people stayed up to watch history being made. Remember we only had 2 - 4 TV channels at the time. I of my friend said she was only 13 and more interested in the boys in town then watching the moon.
The thing that surprises me is some people were in school in July and must have watched a tape of it because it was past midnight in the Mid West. Thanks again for all the comments. Maybe we should do one asking about Kennedy being killed or the world Trade Center being hit.

belle1010

Jul 20 @ 10:54PM

Since it was 3 more years til I was born, I don't have an answer for this one

girlcountry

Jul 20 @ 11:11PM

I remember watching it on tv with my parents and brother....Daddy let us stay up late to watch it! Damn! I'm old!!

RevDocLove

Jul 21 @ 7:17AM

I was in a hospital in Minnesota watching it on tv
while my youngest daughter was being born
...

Same thing I posted in Somnium's blog about the same subject a couple of days ago

BritnBrat

Jul 21 @ 4:29PM

I don't recall. it was the 60's and I must have turned on, tuned in and dropped out!

Bbare49

Jul 21 @ 5:25PM

Sitting in a hotel room in Rock Springs Wyo. The family was on it's way to Idaho for summer vacation. My sister and I got a room to ourselves and stayed up and watched.

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