Thirty-five years ago, the last mission to the moon ended. We haven't been back since (by definition), and who knows when we'll return again. No time soon, and no time affordably, with NASA's current plans.

And nine years ago, Bill Clinton was impeached, the first time that happened to an elected president, though the Senate, under the dubious "leadership" of Trent Lott, had a sham trial afterward that let him off.

offtopic, but we had some discussion about future of solar tech a while ago in the comments here. well, the day of the CIGS is here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1846022020071218
panels for $1 per watt.

...and Clinton is still Clinton and Lott is a racist.

"I [state you name] swear [or 'affirm'] to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, except about sex..."

Nine years and counting, I've been waiting for those who vehemently argued, "It's about sex!," to start a mass movement to change perjury and obstruction of justice statutes to exempt anyone from prosecution for lying about sex. I'm still waiting. Maybe they were only being partisan, and not really serious, with their "Bill Clinton shouldn't be in trouble, because it's about sex!" argument.