Moonrise.org

July 20, 1969 was a day of destiny. On that day, the human race moved just a little farther in its evolution. Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin took that famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and humans stood on the moon for the first time.

Today's rotating quotes:

"Victory belongs to the most persevering."
-- Napoleon Bonaparte

"We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it."
-- Winston Churchill, Speech in the House of Commons, July 14, 1940

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
-- Galileo Galilei

What's New? (Most recent)

November 25, 2008: Wow, it's been a while - added a Living Forgotten Realms page
November 10, 2005: Some more updates to the Astronomy page.
April 02, 2005: RIP Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005
February 28, 2005: I have updated my Astronomy page a bit.
November 01, 2004: Well, I see that i have been neglecting updates again. But at least, my GenCon 2004 report is now available.
November 24, 2003: My GenCon 2003 report is finally done! Huzzah!

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Upcoming events:

Today is Friday, January 27, 2012
This is Day 27 of the year

49 days until St. Patrick's Day (2012/03/17)
138 days until Flag Day (2012/06/14)
158 days until Independance Day (2012/07/04)
174 days until First Moon Landing Day (2012/07/20)
190 days until Neil Armstrong's birthday (2012/08/05)

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Note: The picture of Buzz Aldrin on the moon, and of the full moon itself, above are from the NASA Kennedy Space Center archives.