New York Times July 19, 1969

 You don't get a much cooler NYT cover than Buzz Aldrin wearing sunglasses on the Apollo.

Interesting article on space food. Also the ad is a good reminder that most people rented their telephone from the phone company at this time.

Big brawl at the Mets-Expos game.

Joe Namath's "retirement" lasted a month, as Pete Rozelle wins the battle of wills and gets the Jets QB to sell his stake in a restaurant with supposed mob ties.

Wouldn't you love to go back in time and check some of these out?

My favorite TV show is Get Smart, which was still airing at this time. Summer was re-run season back then. I haven't watched that golf-themed episode in a long time, I probably should check it out again. Martha Vasconellos was apparently miserable in her year as Miss Universe and quickly receded from the spotlight after she crowned her successor, Gloria Diaz, who went on to a long acting career in her native Philippines. The results of the beauty contest were relayed to the astronauts on the Apollo.