50 Years Ago: Apollo 11 – First Men on the Moon. Where were You? (Jennifer Semple Siegel) (Non-fiction)
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| The author in her “crummy” East King Street apartment -- 1969 ____________________________________________ |
Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin made history when they set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969 –
no other human had ever accomplished such a feat.
It was an exciting time, and yet…
I was 18 and had just moved to York, Pennsylvania, from Sioux City, Iowa;
an unfortunate circumstance had driven me to flee from my family and home.
I found myself in a strange city, my boyfriend the only person I knew.
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