The Moon Landing

John F. Kennedy Election

Nov 8, 1960

John F. Kennedy got elected as President of the United States.

First Man Launched in to Space

Apr 12, 1961

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was lauched in to space, being the first man ever to go up in to space.

John F. Kennedy's Speech

May 25, 1961

This speech told everyone that he wanted to put an american on the Moon by the end of the decade. This is probably what gave a lot of people hope in the Apollo project.

Richard Nixon Election

Nov 5, 1968

Richard Nixon becomes president of the United States.

Apollo 11 Launch

Jul 16, 1969

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins get launched into space and begin the mission to land on the Moon.

Moon Landing

Jul 20, 1969

On this day, Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the Moon.

Returned to Earth

Jul 24, 1969

This is when the Apollo 11 crew made it safely back on Earths surface. They landed around Hawaii.