CSTXAg92 said:
I think most Americans take the moon landing at face value. That is, you were taught that we landed on the moon, therefore, it must have been true. In 2024, we absolutely know our government tried to blame a global pandemic on a virus spread via a wet market. We also know our government told us Saddam had Weapons of Mass Destruction in his arsenal, though none have ever been verified. These are only two of countless verifiable inconsistencies with truth and what our government have told us. I would encourage you to research the lunar landing topic in more detail before adopting or maintaining a definitive position on the topic. During your research, be sure you can answer all of these questions:
4) Why do the crew of Apollo 11 (Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins) have a 'star' (it's actually shaped like the moon) on Hollywood's Walk of Fame? Mind you, the stars were awarded to members of the entertainment community.
Well it's not a star it's a circle in the shape of the moon.
Looks t like they were given the "star"as a gift for contributions to televisions as over 640 million people worldwide watched it as the biggest televising event in the world. 1/5 of the world was watching this event. The event lasted for 31 hours.
https://www.military.com/history/why-apollo-11-astronauts-have-special-star-hollywoods-walk-of-fame.htmlThere's one star that stands out among the rest, because it's not a star at all. It's a circle representing the moon. Embossed on it are the names of three astronauts: Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. and Michael Collins, the crew of Apollo 11. The astronauts weren't recognized for landing on the moon, but rather for their contributions to the television industry.
On July 20, 1969, an estimated 650 million people watched man step onto the moon's surface for the first time. With a global population of 3.6 billion people that year, 18% of the world's population watched.
"The telecast from the moon was the single most-important live TV broadcast ever," Ana Martinez,
producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, remarked. "So many people watched this event, that the streets throughout the entire country were empty -- and it was quiet elsewhere in the world. This was the longest continuous live TV coverage in history, which lasted for 31 hours."
The global audience, combined with the continuous coverage, led the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to honor the Apollo 11 astronauts. In 1973, the fourth anniversary of the historic mission, it held a ceremony to dedicate the specially designed "star," one on each corner of the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood.
I collect ticket stubs! looking for a 1944 orange bowl and 1981 independence bowl ticket stub as well as Aggie vs tu stubs - 1926 and below, 1935-1937, 1939-1944, 1946-1948, 1950-1951, 1953, 1956-1957, 1959, 1960, 1963-1966, 1969-1970, 1972-1974, 1980, 1984, 1990, 2004, 2008, 2010