Take A Step on the Moon

When I was entering high school the Soviet Union had just put Yuri Gargain into space on April 12, 1961.  Americans were stunned that the Russians were capable of this and a young President, John F. Kennedy, captured the moment and inspired us to put a man on the moon by the end of the…

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Not So Usual Celebrations

August 19th is Aviation Day.  Up, Up, and Away!  If you’ve been following the “Not So Usual Celebrations”, you may have discovered that it is difficult to tell a “sanctioned” holiday from an “unsanctioned” holiday.  Official holiday must been created by an Act of Congress, so you may wonder—which are real and which are not. …

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