Today in military history: First man on the moon
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong — a U.S. Navy Aviator and Korean war veteran — became the first man to walk on the moon.
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong — a U.S. Navy Aviator and Korean war veteran — became the first man to walk on the moon.
On July 18, 1925, the first volume of Adolf Hitler’s infamous autobiography, Mein Kampf (“my struggle”), was published.
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