July 20 - Let's discuss what happened on that day
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222302)
United States
July 20, 2019 10:50am CST
Moon Day (see below)
Nap Day (go for it, folks!)
1969 - Apollo 11 successfully landed on the Moon. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the very first Moon walk. Do you remember where you were when the Moon landing was telecast? I was at home with my parents. It was quite late at night; and I was waiting, waiting, waiting for it to start. I had to go to work in the morning; and it was way past midnight if I remember correctly. Finally my mother told me that work had called and we had the day off. Thanks, mom!
1938 - Diana Rigg was born. She was an English actress famous for her role as Emma Peel in the Avengers and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013-2017).
1938 - Natalie Wood was born. Her birth name was Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko. She was an American actress. She started acting in movies when she was 4. Her first co-starring role was at the age of 8 in Miracle on 34th Street. Other famous movies: Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story, Gypsy, Splendor in the Grass, Inside Daisy Clover, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. She drowned in 1981 under controversial circumstances.
Photo Credit: Pixabay
50 years ago, the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission did something we still consider the benchmark of human innovation and achievement: setting foot on the ...
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Jul 19
Natalie Wood is my supreme favorite of favorites.
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@FourWalls (86680)
• United States
20 Jul 19
Dame Diana Rigg! There are only two women who could wear black leather: Diana Rigg (in The Avengers) and Julie Newmar (in Batman).
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
20 Jul 19
I remember watching the moon landing with my parents on our 13-inch Motorola black-and-white portable television. It was called portable because it had a handle on top and could, theoretically, be lifted and carried to any room in the house.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Jul 19
I did not know Natalie shared a birthday with the J20T.
I remember watching the moon walk.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
20 Jul 19
Yes, she shares it with YOU! Hope it's a good one!
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