Originally posted by hblair
Whos this idiot? I've never seen a klansman except on tv when they show those arian nation dudes in the midwest.
To try to answer your question earlkonig, The saturn5 rocket that put man on the moon. Jesse owens, Carl lewis, Hank Aaron, and your favorite, George Wallace.
Where do you live?
Yep, and my (deceased) brother was a rocket scientist for NASA beginning in 1962. He designed man-rated rocket engines for Saturns 1 and 5, and the Shuttle. Werner von Braun used to live up the road from my brother's house in Huntsville on Navy Cove Road.
Interesting story about von Braun. When he promised Pres. Kennedy that NASA would safely deliver a round trip ticket for men to the moon and back within a ten year deadline, NASA officials practically crapped their pants. They thought it was impossible to do within ten years. Von Braun made this statement to the Pres. without consulting NASA first, and really put them on the spot. As my brother said, everytime a man-rated rocket does what it's supposed to do, it's a "miracle" and NOT standard operating proceedure.
During WWII, Mobile's population increased dramatically...mostly engineers from other locations. They remained here with their families after the war.
I've lived here all my life, and the only klansmen I've seen or heard about were on TV or in the paper. I don't think they're very active here.
Les
