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ON JULY 16TH 1969,
ASTRONAUTS NEIL ARMSTRONG,

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EDWIN ALDRIN AND MICHEL
COLLINS BOARDED THE APOLLO

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ELEVEN COMMAND MODULE
AND LAUNCHED FROM CAPE

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CANIVERAL, FLORIDA ON A
MISSION TO BE THE FIRST

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MEN TO LAND ON THE MOON.

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THEIR SUCCESSFUL LANDING
ON JULY 20TH WAS WATCHED

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ON TELEVISION
AROUND THE WORLD.

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ARMSTRONG'S FIRST WORDS
AFTER SETTING FOOT ON THE

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MOON HAVE BECOME
A PART OF HISTORY.

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WHILE ON THE
LUNAR SURFACE,

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ARMSTRONG AND ALDRIN
COLLECTED SAMPLES OF THE

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MOON TO BE ANALYZED WHEN
THEY RETURNED SAFELY TO

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EARTH.

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THEY SPENT A TOTAL OF
TWENTY ONE HOURS ON THE

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MOON BEFORE REJOINING
COLLINS ORBITING OVERHEAD.

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THEY RETURNED TO EARTH
AS HEROES ON JULY 24TH

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FOREVER IMMORTALIZED
BY THEIR ACTIONS.

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THE SUCESSFUL LUNAR
LANDING WAS THE PINNICLE

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MOMENT OF THE SPACE RACE
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES

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AND THE SOVIET UNION.