Neil Armstrong 
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SOURCE: The American Prospect
7/19/19
Fifty Years After the Moon Landing, Recalling One Small Misstep
by Tad Daley & Jane Shevtsov
Why did the first humans to set foot off Planet Earth plant the flag of only part of Planet Earth?
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SOURCE: The Conversation
7/16/19
Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?
by Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk
I recently conducted a study on ambiguous speech, using Armstrong’s famous quote to try to figure out why and how we successfully understand speech most of the time, but also make the occasional mistake.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
11-5-18
Neil Armstrong's Moon Memorabilia Fetched More Than $7.4 Million at Auction
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions says the item that sold for the highest price, $468,500, at Saturday’s auction was Armstrong’s spacecraft ID plate from Apollo 11’s lunar module Eagle.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
10-11-18
When Neil Armstrong Went to the Moon, He Brought Souvenirs of the Wright Brothers' Flight
Now they're for sale.
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9-13-18
Historian defends movie based on his book about Neil Armstrong
Trump has derided the movie, which omits the iconic scene of the US flag flying on the moon.
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SOURCE: The Conversation
9-8-16
Was Neil Armstrong misquoted?
Study suggests his accent could’ve been to blame.
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