I remember...

Forty years ago, the summer of '69 - was a momentous time. The thing I most remember is the lunar orbit and landing. My family was on a camping trip and the owner of the campground hauled out lines of extension cords so they could put a small black-and-white portable TV on a picnic table in the middle of a clearing. All of us there gathered around and watched the momentous occasion through snow and static. But we saw man land on the moon. Although I'd always been a fan of science fiction stories, that experience solidified my fascination with all things dealing with space.

That was the highlight of that year for me. But in addition to this, there were other newsworthy events taking place that . For instance:

August - Woodstock. Need I say more? No, I wasn't there, but I knew people who were.

November - SESAME STREET is born.

There were more things, of course. Many of them horrendous(Charles Manson) or disturbing (Kennedy and Chappaquiddick), but Sesame Street and the moon shot are the ones that will forever hold a place in my heart.

R.I.P. - And through all those times and more, I remember the voice of Walter Cronkite. The world has lost a great newsman.