On July 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong of Wapakoneta, Ohio, became the first person to walk on the moon. The day is now commemorated as National Moon Day or National Space Exploration ...

On July 20, 1969, awestruck viewers around the world watched on television as Ohioan Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and spent his ...

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the moon’s surface, speaking the famous words, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” He served as ...

On September 22, 2011, just a year prior to his death, Neil Armstrong gave a rare public account of his final few thousand feet of descent to the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, in the Lunar ...

Neil Armstrong's kids still remember the day he walked on the moon Bettmann/ Getty ; DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Neil Armstrong was famously the first man to walk on the moon. But at home, his three ...

A new record has been set for the most paid at auction for an astronaut's timepiece. The 18-karat gold Omega Speedmaster that was presented to Neil Armstrong four months after he became the first ...

Update 4/23/25: Neil Armstrong's former Omega, which he received to commemorate the moon landing, is now the most expensive Speedmaster in history. After dozens of online bids that culminated in a ...

First man on moon gives rare interview to Australian accounting group. May 24, 2012 — -- Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon 43 years ago, has tried to live a private life since ...