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Remembering Michael Collins, Pilot of The First Moon Landing, and a True Pioneer

By Patricia Harty, Editor-In-Chief and Gregory Chestler, Editorial Assistant

April 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The most trusted designated driver of all time has died. Astronaut Michael Collins passed away at his home in Florida on April 28. He was 90 years old, and he had been battling cancer.  On July 20, 1969, two American astronauts landed on the moon and became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface. As the astronaut in charge of orbiting the Moon as his crewmates, Neil … [Read more...] about Remembering Michael Collins, Pilot of The First Moon Landing, and a True Pioneer

Astronaut Michael Collins on the Moon Landing

By Gregory Chestler, Editorial Assistant
July 20, 2019

July 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment

The most trusted designated driver of all time reflects on the ride 50 years after lift-off and offers wisdom to those who will be behind the wheel in years to come. Today (July 20) marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the one where that Armstrong guy took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” With Neil Armstrong having passed on nearly seven years … [Read more...] about Astronaut Michael Collins on the Moon Landing

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July 17, 1951

Dublin’s Abbey Theater was destroyed by a fire on this date in 1951. The original buildings of the theater were all lost, however the Irish government helped rehouse the company at the Queen’s Theater until 1966 when the new Abbey Theater, a more contemporary theater facility, opened on the same site.

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