#apollo-11

#apollo-11

On July 19, 1848, the first Convention to discuss the social, civil and religious condition and rights of Woman convened at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

These are miniature monuments to human ambition, cast in crystal-clear resin and hand-painted with the kind of reverence usually reserved for museum dioramas.

In a 2000 appearance on the Conan O'Brien Show, Aldrin stunned the audience when the host recalled watching the moon landing as a boy. ‘No, you didn’t,’ Aldrin snapped. ‘There wasn’t any television, there wasn’t anyone taking a picture. You watched an animation.’ The awkward exchange left O’Brien speechless and has since racked up millions of views online.

On July 16, 1945, the United States exploded its first experimental atomic bomb in the desert of Alamogordo, New Mexico, marking a significant moment in history.