On July 20, 1969 US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first human beings to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 departed Cape Kennedy at 1:32 pm on July 16, 1969. Michael Collins was the third crew member.

The US will now prohibit the granting of asylum to anyone who arrives at the Mexican border with the United States if they traveled through another country. Guatemalans and Hondurans of necessity must travel through other countries to reach Mexico. The new policy in effect requires that they have applied for asylum and been turned down in at least one other country while en route to the US. If not they will be deported to their home country.

Honduras fleeing crime, violence and poverty continue to migrate to the US illegally even though many are deported and returned to their native country. Some of the deported have told journalists that they will wait for a few months and attempt another journey to the United States. In 2018 close to 29,000 Hondurans were deported from the US. Honduras comprised the largest group in the 2018 Central American caravans.

On May 31, 2019, a fire was set close to the access gate of the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa by masked individuals that tires on fire. The embassy building itself did not sustain damage. Firefighters quelled the blaze and a police spokesperson indicated that a 23 year old male suspect had been arrested. Others were still at large. May 30th and 31st saw the capital city rocked by violent protests against proposed public sector health and education reforms.

The National Security Agency, America’s code-making and code-breaking organization, was created on November 4th, 1952 by Executive Order of President Harry Truman, after studies had been done with respect to how best to organize US signals intelligence activities.