We had a small B&W TV in the basement of my parents house with a wire going out the bulkhead window to a pair of rabbit ears nailed to the side of the house. I remember watching the landing, in the afternoon, and then having mom wake me up late at night to watch them come out of the LEM. It was around 11pm, which was waaay past bedtime back then. Still, I think mom & dad knew that this was going to be a pretty significant event, so my brothers and I were all up for it.

When I think about it today, I am amazed that we were able to do that with the technology of the 60's. A thousand years from now, it may be the most significant accomplishment of our era. It's the first time humans left our home world to explore another.