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Man on Moon Was 1969's Top News Story
AP list ranks Apollo 11 lunar landing as the year's biggest story. Armstrong and Aldrin walked on July 20, 1969, after Eagle landed at Tranquility Base and returned with rocks. The year also saw Vietnam War coverage and major political events shaping public attention.
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Naomi Rock
Neil A. Armstrong
Armstrong
Air Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Houston
Tranquility
Columbia
Michael Collins
Aldrin
Earth
Eagle
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Charles Conrad Jr
Alan L. Bean
Navy
Conrad
Bean