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Mon Aug 27, 2012, 11:47 AM Aug 2012

Whoops! NBC News Reports Death Of Astronaut Neil ... Young

Aug 25 (TheWrap.com) - NBC News was one of the first to learn of the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong on Saturday, but instead announced the death of astronaut Neil Young.

"Astronaut Neil Young, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82," read the NBC News headline shortly after 3 pm EST, which was tweeted out and picked up by thousands of others before it was changed.

Aug 25 (TheWrap.com) - NBC News was one of the first to learn of the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong on Saturday, but instead announced the death of astronaut Neil Young.

"Astronaut Neil Young, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82," read the NBC News headline shortly after 3 pm EST, which was tweeted out and picked up by thousands of others before it was changed.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-08-25/news/sns-rt-latimes-wpix-blooper-error-neil-young-obit-mistake-story_1_nbc-news-neil-armstrong-neil-young

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Whoops! NBC News Reports Death Of Astronaut Neil ... Young (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 OP
Does Neil Young know he's dead? HopeHoops Aug 2012 #1
Neil Young wrote a song called "Old Man" rocktivity Aug 2012 #2
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