July 20, 1969Reputable sourceWell documented
Apollo 11 Moon landing
On the timeline · around July 20, 1969 · Contemporary
What happened
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon.
Why it matters
The peak of the Space Age and humanity's first steps on another world.
How we know
NASA mission records, telemetry, returned lunar samples, and a global live broadcast.
Sources
- NASA. Apollo 11 · Reputable source