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What was Neil Armstrong the first to do?

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As commander of Apollo 11 (July 16-24, 1969), he was the first person (July 20 EDST) to set foot on the moon, saying: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind" (the "a" was apparently lost in transmission due to static).

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