On this day - 21 July
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Man on the Moon
On July 21st 1969 the first person set foot on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the mission commander of Apollo 11, an American mission to land humans on the moon. He was the first person out of the spacecraft, with his team mate Buzz Aldrin joining him after around 20 minutes. The two spend time walking around and collecting material to return to Earth with them. The first steps on the moon were broadcast on live TV.
The mission took off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and returned to Earth by landing in the Pacific ocean on July 24th.
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