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One Giant Leap: The Moon Landing

On July 20, 1969, the world watched as American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin realized humanity's long-held dream of walking on the moon. Ten more men would repeat the feat in the next three years until the last moon landing in 1972. CBC Digital Archives looks back on the promise and the demise of the Apollo space program.

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