One day while talking with my mother, she asked me what my earliest memory was. We had been looking at old family photos and sharing stories. My brothers (all older than me) had shared stories that I did not remember. Without hesitation, I replied, "One small step for man!" I then gave a very clear description of the living room where we watched the moon landing, when I was only four years old! I had often wondered if I had remembered it from within the recesses of my mind, or if it was a recreated memory from the images that life has thrown at me. My mother assures me, that my description of the living room, right down to the color of the furniture was VERY accurate. After all, our family photos of that time were in black & white! So for this image above, to be truly accurate, it would need to be gray scaled, after all TV wasn't in color then either.
Image from: Tierra Unica Blogspot, accessed May 21, 2012. http://www.tierraunica.com/tierra_unica/july-20-1969/
What an amazing event in American history! I'm not sure if we have accomplished anything as amazing since. I think your experience also represents the power of multimedia on memory and cognition. We will read more about this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great memory to have.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing what the mind can recall.
ReplyDeleteThat is an unforgetable step in American history. That is a great quote to always remember.
ReplyDeleteI was four years old as well! I'm sorry that I don't have the vivid memories that you do.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't 4 years old, but I watched with amazement in my living room watching man actually walk on the moon. Neil Armstrong is an Ohio man. Yeah Ohio.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great "positive" family exercise and a great share. I'll bet you trumped your brothers!
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely an awesome quote to reminisce about, especially with the ability to recall all moments that stand out in your mind from that day.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome image. It is amazing that you could remember the details from when you were only four years old. This was truely an historical moment!
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm too young (rarely get to say that) to remember this, I vividly remember the Challenger explosion.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very important event that has impacted our country. I liked the image.
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