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COMMENTARY: Apollo 11 was a much-needed respite amid a time of social and political chaos.
To boldly go where no man has gone before.” That was precisely where three U.S. astronauts went in July 1969, when, for the first time, a human being touched foot on the moon.
But this “giant leap for mankind” wasn’t just a great technical triumph. It was a much-needed respite amid a time of social and political chaos.
America was already beset by Vietnam and civil-rights struggles. That summer of 1969, things got worse.
The nation was shocked by news of a riot after a confrontation between gay-rights activists and police outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village on June 28. The incident was a complete shock to the post-World War II generation.
Continued below.
Riots, Pandemic and Astronauts: How 2020 Is Like 1969 All Over Again
To boldly go where no man has gone before.” That was precisely where three U.S. astronauts went in July 1969, when, for the first time, a human being touched foot on the moon.
But this “giant leap for mankind” wasn’t just a great technical triumph. It was a much-needed respite amid a time of social and political chaos.
America was already beset by Vietnam and civil-rights struggles. That summer of 1969, things got worse.
The nation was shocked by news of a riot after a confrontation between gay-rights activists and police outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village on June 28. The incident was a complete shock to the post-World War II generation.
Continued below.
Riots, Pandemic and Astronauts: How 2020 Is Like 1969 All Over Again
