Olympic dreams stir bad memories of Moscow boycott in 1980
Former President Jimmy Carter turned Bob Giordano’s Olympic dream into a nightmare. President Carter’s decision to boycott the Moscow Summer Olympics following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 has frustrated former elite U.S. weightlifters who were set to compete in their first Olympics but were outraged at home. “It’s the biggest disappointment of my […]
Apollo 11's memories are fueling excitement for the Artemis generation
of 55th Anniversary of the First Apollo Moon LandingThe anniversary of the moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969, is approaching. This anniversary is overshadowed by the Artemis program, which was intended to land astronauts on the moon ten years later. anniversary Apollo 11 The moon landing was a bittersweet event for a […]