21 July 1969

Monday

1969-07-21

Events

 * Astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the surface of the Moon. First Moon Landing 1969
 * TV: BBC One Apollo 11, 6.00 am - First Man on the Moon "Shortly after 7.00 this morning astronaut Neil Armstrong should set foot on the moon. As he goes down the steps Armstrong will switch on the black and white television camera to beam live pictures back to earth. That transmission should also cover the moment when Edwin Aldrin joins Armstrong on the surface and continue throughout the two hours and forty mins. of the Moon Walk."

TV
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