This week we reflect on some of the major historical events that I witnessed in my 68 years on this planet. We especially talk about my recollections of 9/11 given that is episode will be released on that anniversary. Although I tried to keep this podcast in a listenable format, the YouTube version has lots of interesting images and video clips so you might want to check out the YouTube version instead of the cardioversion. Note there are brief images from 9/11 but none of them are explicit.
Links of Interest
Apollo 11 on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
1960 Presidential Election on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election
Cuban Missile Crisis on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
Alan Shepard mission Freedom 7 on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_3
Alan Shepard mission Freedom 7 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vm9ez-6Njgo
Captain Kangaroo on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo
Contemplating Life – Episode 16: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=97
MLK Assassination on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
RFK announces MLK assassination in Indianapolis speech: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy%27s_speech_on_the_assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
RFK speech on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A2kWIa8wSC0
RFK/MLK Memorial for Peace in Indianapolis: https://kennedykingindy.org/
1968 Democrat National Convention on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention
Violence inside and outside DNC 1968 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv0rI-5ycBU
1968 Republican National Convention on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Republican_National_Convention
Sen. Richard Lugar on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lugar
Today Show September 11, 2001, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0uiSq0jfVpM
Ron Insana on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Insana
Ron Insana on 9/11 interview on YouTube (Note: this is not the appearance I described in the podcast. It is an interview he did later that day.) https://youtu.be/h2c4DRR_150
Reddit discussion on tilting buildings in movies: https://www.reddit.com/r/StructuralEngineering/comments/11s2n2y/help_settle_a_disagreement_is_it_physically/
2001 US Grand Prix on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_United_States_Grand_Prix
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