Keith Olbermann describes victory as a 'man on the moon'-like moment

[ProfessorPlum]

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[sarge43]

1. Harlan Ellison wrote an essay about the Voyager flyby

He said that there are true historical moments and faux ones.

The test is silence. With a faux the world keeps on chattering about it. A true one and for a few moments everyone stands in awe and silence.

We had a true one the night of the moon landing. We had another last night. For a moment we had to shut up and absorb what just happened. Then, you could hear the cheers reverberate around the world.

[waronxmas]

2. History was made last night

Never in my life have I seen people celebrate in such a way. Children from this day forth will be made to take tests about this. That is beyond my reasoning at this point.