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On This Day: Apollo 11 astronauts splash down
TOP NEWS JULY 24, 2021 / 3:00 AM
On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 returned to Earth, ending its historic moon-landing mission. After the spacecraft's splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were flown by helicopter to the recovery ship USS Hornet.
By UPI Staff
July 24 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1679, New Hampshire became a royal colony of the British crown.
In 1847, after 17 months and many miles of travel, Brigham Young led 148 Mormon pioneers into Utah's Valley of the Great Salt Lake.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2021/07/24/On-This-Day-Apollo-11-astronauts-splash-down/5921627089486/