The Apollo 11 landings.
The Kennedy assassination.
And being the main reason the American public thought the Tet Offensive was a massive defeat for the United States.
Criminally immoral, viciously treasonous, nearly unforgivable.
A legend in his own mind.
He not only led the cheer section against the War in Vietnam, as a result he is indirectly responsible for the deaths of two million Asians after the withdrawal.
In addition he took a big part in covering up the murder of President Kennedy. Oswald couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a canon. Cronkite lied for LBJ, Hoover, and the other murderers who killed Kennedy.
Examining the Myths of the Vietnam War
A Conference, under the auspices of The RADIX Foundation,
which took place at Simmons College,
300 The Fenway, Boston MA, 26-29 July 2004
Check this video for a surprise you didn't know!...about 23 minutes into video
Download for best viewing: http://www.vnmaps.net/videos/session12S.wmv 36mb.
http://www.viet-myths.net/Session12.htm
Also interesting about the media.
The Impact of Media in VN
Be sure to review Walter here: The Media Distortion http://www.viet-myths.net/AimImpact.wmv
http://www.viet-myths.net/Session08.htm and http://www.viet-myths.net/session08S.wmv
I was born in 1942 so I was there for the whole mess.
The name "Cronkite" always reminded me of "Kryptonite" (from the original Superman series)
The disgusting manner in which he gradually made us give up and lose in Vietnam, and the countless lives lost because of his actions overshadow every "good" thing he ever did (like narrate NASA missions....how tough is that to do?).
Crankshaft declared the Viet Namese war unwinnable after the Tet Offensive.