On This Day: One giant leap for mankind in 1969 Moon landing
Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon eight years after Kennedy's appeal to Congress.
US astronaut Buzz Aldrin after he and fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first men to land on the Moon during the Apollo 11 space mission July 20, 1969. (photo credit: REUTERS/NEIL ARMSTRONG/NASA/HANDOUT)ByARIELLA MARSDENUpdated: