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How the AP reported moon landing, Armstrong steps
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20120826/DA0SNUSO0.html
By The Associated Press
(AP) This photo shows a Sunday, July 20, 1969 news flash from The Associated Press detailing the news...
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NEW YORK (AP) - When Neil Armstrong and his fellow astronauts reached the moon more than four decades ago, the historic event was reported by The Associated Press with a flash - the AP's top-level news alert. It read:
ASTRONAUTS LAND ON MOON
That initial burst was eventually followed by a comprehensive story carrying the byline of John Barbour. The first several paragraphs:
SPACE CENTER, Houston
This photo shows a Sunday, July 20, 1969 news flash from The Associated Press detailing the news that astronauts, includiing Neil A. Armstrong, had landed on the surface of the moon. The family of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, says he died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at age 82. (AP Photo)
