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Apollo 11 Moon Landing 40th Anniversary

2009-07-13T21:03:44.218Z

Apollo 11 Moon Landing 40th Anniversary Events

WATCH LIVE: 40th Anniversary Events

Explore the Apollo 11 Landing Site

Millions of people across the globe watched as two men landed on the moon for the first time on July 20, 1969. The National Air and Space Museum is commemorating this defining moment in space exploration with several 40th anniversary-related programs including astronaut appearances, book signings, the opening of an art exhibit and gallery talks by the museum’s Space History curators. All events are free.

•“Ask an Expert” Talks - Every Wednesday in July at noon museum curators will discuss a topic related to the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Talks last 15-30 minutes and offer visitors an opportunity for give-and-take with space exploration experts.

•“Countdown to the Moon!” Family Day - Thursday, July 16; 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Visitors will interact one-on-one with scientists active in Moon research and mission planning, participate in hands-on activities; learn about lunar geology and meet museum geologists who are working on potential landing sites for human and robotic exploration; see 3-D and HD images of the Moon’s surface; and learn about lunar missions past, present, and future.

•Exhibit Opening: “Alan Bean: Painting Apollo, First Artist on Another World” - Thursday, July 16; 10 a.m. This will be the largest exhibition of paintings by American artist and Apollo 12 astronaut, Alan Bean, approximately 40 original paintings and drawings will be featured. The show will enable viewers to experience a world 238,000 miles away through the eyes of the only artist to walk on the lunar surface. Alan Bean will be signing his new book in the gallery from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•Meet the Filmmaker and DVD Signing: “Alan Bean: Artist Astronaut” documentary by Jeffrey Roth - Saturday, July 18, and Sun., July 19; 4 - 5:30 p.m. Jeffrey Roth will sign copies of his documentary about Alan Bean. The film explores why Bean left NASA to make his Apollo-inspired artwork, using footage shot inside Bean’s workshop and photos of the Apollo-era tools he uses to add texture to his paintings.

•Meet the Author and Book Signings - Saturday, July 18, noon - 2 p.m. - : “Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection” by Amanda Young and Mark Avino. Sunday, July 19, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Apollo Astronauts: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Michael Collins “Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon” by Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, “Painting Apollo” by Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean, 40th Anniversary Edition of “Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys” by Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins.

•Annual John H. Glenn Lecture “40th Anniversary of Apollo 11” - Sunday, July 19, 8 p.m. NASM welcomes the Apollo 11 crew, as well as Mission Control creator and former Johnson Space Center director Chris Kraft as the speakers for the Museum’s 2009 John H. Glenn lecture in space history.

•Flights of Fancy—Stories for Children: “Moon Plane” by Peter McCarty - Every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. “Moon Plane” is the story of a young boy who sees an airplane overhead and imagines himself in it, traveling all the way to the Moon. Recommended for children an art activity follows the story.

TAKE ACTION Join me in emailing Congress today, Thanks!

2009-07-09T19:16:55.104Z

Why natural gas
for transportation?

Join me in emailing Congress today to let them know you support taking immediate steps to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. TAKE ACTION!

While the price per barrel of oil has fallen from the last summer highs, it's beginning to rise again. What hasn't changed is the percentage of oil we import every day over the past 12 months we have continued to import nearly two-thirds of the oil we use.

Most of the oil we import is used as a transportation fuel - cars, trucks, aircraft, boats and trains. About one barrel out of every five is used as diesel fuel to power heavy trucks - 18-wheelers.

I am all for developing battery and fuel cell technology - or some other technology which is still in the laboratory stage. But neither batteries nor hydrogen are ready for widespread distribution to our national fleet of approximately 250 million cars and light trucks. A battery also won't push an 18-wheeler. The only fuel which is available to reduce our dependence on foreign oil is domestic natural gas.

Due to recent advances in technology, we now have the ability to recover natural gas from the enormous deposits in Texas, Louisiana and Appalachia in the lower 48 states. In fact, a recent study Potential Gas Committee estimates that natural gas reserves have surged by 35 percent. The 2,074 trillion cubic feet of domestic natural gas reserves cited in the study is the equivalent of nearly 350 billion barrels of oil, about the same as Saudi Arabia's oil reserves.

Natural gas is cheaper than diesel fuel. Natural gas is cleaner than diesel. It's abundant. And it's ours.

The time to act is now and the NAT GAS Act (H.R. 1835) is the best tool we've had in decades to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

The NAT GAS Act of 2009 (H.R. 1835) is a bi-partisan bill in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. In the House, Congressmen Boren (D-OK), Larson (D-CT) and Sullivan (R-OK) introduced it April 1 and it already has 70 bi-partisan cosponsors. In the Senate, Senators Menendez (D-NJ) and Hatch (R-UT) were joined by Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) to introduce it on July 8, 2009.

The NAT GAS Act provides industry with the incentives to replace older diesel trucks with newer natural gas vehicles - it's a great step in the right direction. It will provide the momentum for engine manufacturers, natural gas producers and natural gas distributors to ramp up and make a real difference in our dependence on foreign oil.

I hope you will sign up as a cosponsor to support this important legislation. I will be watching your press and floor remarks for statements of support.

Join me in emailing Congress today to let them know you support taking immediate steps to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. TAKE ACTION

Why natural gas
for transportation?

Tribute to Michael Jackson "The Last Tear" (written by Michael Jackson)

2009-06-25T22:44:44.516Z

TIMELINE: Michael Jackson's Memorial

Michael Jackson, one of the biggest pop icons in modern history, has passed away at the age of 50. Although Jackson’s music career hit its peak in the 80’s, his influence on music, and especially music videos, has persisted throughout.

And Jackson’s YouTube Channel – which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Thriller – includes all of his most popular videos, many of which have been viewed tens of millions of times.

We thought the best way to pay tribute to The King of Pop would be through sharing his work. Favorite Jackson videos (a full collection can be found here), lead off by what’s regarded by many as the greatest music video of all-time: Thriller.

Remembering Michael Jackson. Share Your Memory!

Happy Father's Day: 'My Dad' sung by Paul Petersen

2009-06-13T17:14:50.038Z

ENTER THE 2009 FATHER'S DAY DREAM TRIP CONTEST

My Dad Lyrics
musician: Paul Petersen

He isn't much in the eyes of the world
He'll never make history
No, he isn't much in the eyes of the world
But he is the world to me

My dad, now here is a man
To me he is everything strong
No, he can't do wrong, my dad

My dad, now he understands
When I bring him troubles to share
Oh, he's always there, my dad

When I was small I felt ten feet tall
When I walked by his side
And everyone would say "That's his son"
And my heart would burst with pride

My dad, oh I love him so
And I only hope that some day
My own son will say
"My dad now here is a man"

THE HISTORY OF FATHER"S DAY

It would be interesting to know how Father's Day came into practice and celebrated worldwide with an equal sincerity and respect as any other significant holidays. Here's a short history on the holiday, and meaning of the different colors of roses to be worn that Day. You may even refer the page to others to share the information by clicking on the link given below.

About 4,000 years ago a young boy named Elmusu wished his Babylonian father good health and a long life by carving a Father's Day message on a card made out of clay. No one knows what happened to Elmesu or his father, but the tradition of having a special day honoring fathers has continued through the years in countries across the world.

The Countries, where the Catholic Church were of significant influence on the culture of the society, Father's Day is celebrated on St. Joseph's Day (March 19). However, a more secular celebration which is not associated with any religion is followed in recent times to highlight the increased diversity among people from all over the globe coexisting together in one place.

Father's Day is celebrated popularly on 3rd Sunday in June in many parts of the world. The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. President Nixon, in 1972, established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June. So Father's Day was born as a token of love and gratitude that a daughter cherishes for her beloved father. Roses are the Father's Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.

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"What Makes A Dad ?"

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad

Remembering Bonnie & Clyde - 75th Anniversary

2009-06-03T18:22:59.524Z

Remembering Bonnie & Clyde - 75th Anniversary

Clyde Champion Barrow and his companion, Bonnie Parker, were shot to death by officers in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934, after one of the most colorful and spectacular manhunts the Nation had seen up to that time.

The FBI: Last Months of Bonnie and Clyde

On April 1, 1934, Bonnie and Clyde encountered two young highway patrolmen near Grapevine, Texas. Before the officers could draw their guns, they were shot. On April 6, 1934, a constable at Miami, Oklahoma, fell mortally wounded by Bonnie and Clyde, who also abducted a police chief, whom they wounded.

The FBI had jurisdiction solely on the charge of transporting a stolen automobile, although the activities of the Bureau Agents were vigorous and ceaseless. Every clue was followed. "Wanted notices" furnishing fingerprints, photograph, description, criminal record, and other data were distributed to all officers. The Agents followed the trail through many states and into various haunts of the Barrow gang, particularly Louisiana. The association with Henry Methvin and the Methvin family of Louisiana was discovered by FBI Agents and they found that Bonnie and Clyde had been driving a car stolen in New Orleans.

On April 13, 1934, an FBI Agent, through investigation in the vicinity of Ruston, Louisiana, obtained information which definitely placed Bonnie and Clyde in a remote section southwest of that community. The home of the Methvins was not far away and the Agent learned of visits there by Bonnie and Clyde. Special Agents in Texas had learned that Clyde and his companion had been traveling from Texas to Louisiana, sometimes accompanied by Henry Methvin.

The FBI and local law enforcement authorities in Louisiana and Texas concentrated on apprehending Bonnie and Clyde, whom they strongly believed to be in the area. It was learned that Bonnie and Clyde, with some of the Methvins, had staged a party at Black Lake, Louisiana, on the night of May 21, 1934, and were due to return to the area two days later.

Before dawn on May 23, 1934, a posse composed of police officers from Louisiana and Texas, including Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, concealed themselves in bushes along the highway near Sailes, Louisiana. In the early daylight, Bonnie and Clyde appeared in an automobile and when they attempted to drive away, the officers opened fire. Bonnie and Clyde were killed instantly.