Valued exposure: Historic moment

A family watches the American astronaut Neil Armstrong commander of Apollo 11, setting his foot on the moon 21 July 1969 in Paris.

Hundred of millions of viewers round the world watched on television as Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the lunar surface.

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