Thursday, July 20, 2023

July 20: Man walks on moon

 Today July 20 in history 

Neil Armstrong walks on moon 
At 9:56 p.m. CDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Stepping off the lunar landing module Eagle, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon ... read more   
1973: Actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee dies at age 32 

1948: 
President Truman issues peacetime draft 

2012: 
Aurora (Colo.) shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded (The AP 07/20/23)

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