July 21

I may be giving the impression that all of July is populated with events of questionable benefit to our species. I assure you that is not my intention. On the 21st in 1969, we accomplished something that demonstrates that humans are capable of reaching great heights, both literally and figuratively. On that day, Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. I don’t have enough information to say that they were the first creatures to walk on the moon, although that may very well be the case.