Apollo 11: One Giant Leap, a Series of Firsts

Schedule

Thu Sep 25 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building | Wheaton, IL

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Man first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969!
About this Event

On July 20, 1969, man first landed on the moon. Hear astronaut Neil Armstrong, played by Terry Lynch of History Presents, recount the lead up to the first moon landing, as well as the other “series of firsts” associated with that historic mission including the first color TV transmission from Earth and the first time a customs report was filled out from another planet!

Support for this event provided by Arts DuPage and the History DuPage Fund of the DuPage Foundation


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DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building, 102 East Wesley Street, Wheaton, United States

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