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In reply to the discussion: Did you see Man walk on the Moon 50 years ago? [View all]Number9Dream
(1,558 posts)158. I was 16, and I remember that the streets of our little town were deserted.
We were watching on TV, but at one point had to run from one house to another. The streets were deserted.
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I was 14, living on Nellis AFB. Very hot summer day. The whole family was watching our B/W TV.
yonder
Jul 2019
#21
Same here. This morning, I posted my recollections on my Facebook page. n/t
John1956PA
Jul 2019
#116
I was in my third year of teaching, and the school set up TVs so we could watch.
pazzyanne
Jul 2019
#45
Our son was born June 10, 69. We watched,listened, tape with periodic baby cries
bobbieinok
Jul 2019
#51
I saw one moon landing. Don't know which Apollo it was. My dad made a joke that someone's toothbrush
applegrove
Jul 2019
#72
Yes I saw it when I was in the army stationed in Germany. We watched it in the dayroom on a
doc03
Jul 2019
#78
i was a small boy when that happened and my mouth hit the floor and ate it up.
AllaN01Bear
Jul 2019
#94
9 yrs old. Watched it at a neighbor's house since we still didn't have a TV.
eppur_se_muova
Jul 2019
#96
Yes. I worked in Q.C. for a company which made items for the space ship.
Frustratedlady
Jul 2019
#99
Yes. My husband (just returned from bootcamp), I and our 1 month old daughter watched together.
ancianita
Jul 2019
#105
Two formative movies I saw that Summer I was ten...2001, A Space Odyssey and Kelly's Heroes
pecosbob
Jul 2019
#123
I remember it clearly. I was working with elderly patients at a psychiatric hospital.
Vinca
Jul 2019
#126
We watched from my Uncle's place in Huntsville, Alabama, where he worked on the Apollo pgm...
SWBTATTReg
Jul 2019
#135
I was watching on our small B&W TV, while studying for doctoral language requirement.
TryLogic
Jul 2019
#140
I'm sure I did, but I was only six, and didn't have a good understanding of what was going on.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2019
#143
Our small class of ancient Greek had gathered together to do our homework, as we did every
Karadeniz
Jul 2019
#145
I love reading these stories! I can only imagine how exciting it must have been to be a kid back
lunamagica
Jul 2019
#148
Did I read some where, that during that time period the most popular show on TV
yuiyoshida
Jul 2019
#157
I was 16, and I remember that the streets of our little town were deserted.
Number9Dream
Jul 2019
#158
I was 11. I also saw the launch from a pontoon boat in the Indian River. n/t
ColesCountyDem
Jul 2019
#166
My college boyfriend & I were bumming around & in Paris. Watched on a tv in a store window.
stuffmatters
Jul 2019
#173
YES absolutely. One of those moments you remember so vividly, even as to where we were! n/t
MFGsunny
Jul 2019
#189
Yes, my whole family was huddled around our small, flickering black & white TV.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#190