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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 </a> By Patricia Harty, Editor-In-Chief and Gregory Chestler, Editorial Assistant<br/> 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 </a> By Gregory Chestler, Editorial Assistant<br/>July 20, 2019 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 51th 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

November 27, 1953

On this day in 1953, Irish American playwright Eugene O’Neill died at the age of 65. O’Neill was fittingly born in a Broadway hotel room to Irish immigrant actor James O’Neill and Mary Ellen Quinlan. He grew up around the stage and while at boarding school, he surrounded himself with books. After a long depression and battle with alcoholism and a recovery from tuberculosis, O’Neill decided to dedicate his life to writing plays. O’Neill’s first published play “Beyond the Horizon” opened on Broadway in 1920 to great acclaim. He was awarded his first Pulitzer Prize for Drama, with two more to follow. In 1936, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Astronaut Michael Collins on the Moon Landing

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