Apollo 11 Fight For Equality Essay
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”-Neil Armstrong
Apollo 11 was the first successful flight to the moon with humans. The man leading this voyage was Armstrong with his partner Pilot Collins. As this breakthrough was happening at a global stage, in New York other issues were occurring. P.R.I.D.E., people recognizing individual diversity and equality. This statement and many other have been the rally cry of the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) community. However, when did the fight for equality start. This fight began in 1969 in New York City. The event that started this is known as the Stonewall riot. As the city began to be separated due to LGBT beliefs, that summer a local team went on a historic run from losing 100 hundred games two years ago to winning 100 games. The New York Mets helped unify a city that needed something to cheer about.
On May 25, 1961 President John F. Kennedy made a promise to the nation that the United States will by the end of the decade have sent a man up to the moon. This promise was made after Kennedy felt like the US was falling behind the Soviet Union in technology. This promise is finally fulfilled on July 16, 1969 from the Kennedy Space Center when Apollo 11 begin its trip to the moon. The Eagle …show more content…
Without all the research that went into the space missions, companies like Intel Corp. might not exist nor we won’t have made the advancements to be able to have laptops. They were able to develop microchips, new software and much more that other companies use later on. Neil Armstrong landing on the moon is a significant event because humanity has a natural desire to explore and once we had explored every corner of the world the next obstacle was life beyond earth. And we were able to overcome this obstacle as well. While mankind was evolving and United States seemed to be unified nation, in a city within the United States turmoil was
Apollo 11 was the first successful flight to the moon with humans. The man leading this voyage was Armstrong with his partner Pilot Collins. As this breakthrough was happening at a global stage, in New York other issues were occurring. P.R.I.D.E., people recognizing individual diversity and equality. This statement and many other have been the rally cry of the LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) community. However, when did the fight for equality start. This fight began in 1969 in New York City. The event that started this is known as the Stonewall riot. As the city began to be separated due to LGBT beliefs, that summer a local team went on a historic run from losing 100 hundred games two years ago to winning 100 games. The New York Mets helped unify a city that needed something to cheer about.
On May 25, 1961 President John F. Kennedy made a promise to the nation that the United States will by the end of the decade have sent a man up to the moon. This promise was made after Kennedy felt like the US was falling behind the Soviet Union in technology. This promise is finally fulfilled on July 16, 1969 from the Kennedy Space Center when Apollo 11 begin its trip to the moon. The Eagle …show more content…
Without all the research that went into the space missions, companies like Intel Corp. might not exist nor we won’t have made the advancements to be able to have laptops. They were able to develop microchips, new software and much more that other companies use later on. Neil Armstrong landing on the moon is a significant event because humanity has a natural desire to explore and once we had explored every corner of the world the next obstacle was life beyond earth. And we were able to overcome this obstacle as well. While mankind was evolving and United States seemed to be unified nation, in a city within the United States turmoil was