US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies

London : United Kingdom | Aug 25, 2012 at 2:30 PM PDT

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Earlier this month he had surgery to relieve blocked coronary arteries. He walked on the Moon on 20 July 1969, famously describing the event as "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind". Last November Armstrong, along with three other astronauts, received the Congressional Gold Medal,... FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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