[SunkenCiv]

this appears to be the oldest FR topic about Al Goodyear:

Site Sheds Light on Human Arrival
Source: AP via Yahoo
Published: May 26, 2001
Posted on 05/27/2001 06:25:12 PDT by sarcasm
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b11003848e1.htm

[blam]

"this appears to be the oldest FR topic about Al Goodyear: "

Hmmm. I asked sarcasm to post this one because I hadn't yet learned how to post. I learned how to post articles, etc from folks on FR.