| To the highest of highs. To the lowest of lows. Brave hearts head to the skies, Or dive deep far below. Who are these men so fearless Seeking what’s elsewhere? There is no doubt they’re peerless In their quest to find what dwells there. TOPIC THE 60s - UNDER THE SEA and INTO SPACE On January 23, 1960, Navy Lt. Donald Walsh and Jacques Piccard descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench (the lowest place on earth) in the submersible the Trieste. On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first people to walk on the moon |