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Neil Alden Armstrong was born in August 5th, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio
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In August 20 of 1947, Armstrong was admitted at Purdue University on a Navy college scholarship to study aeronautical engineering.
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In January of this year, he was married to Janet Shearon in Wilmette, Illinois.
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Armstrong was chosen to join NASA's team of astronauts, after a number of selections.
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The missions to the moon were started with Edwin Aldrin and MIchael Collins, and Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11
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The 21st of the same month, Armstrong and Aldrin, landed their lunar module named "The Eagle" and were the first humans to ever walk on the moon.
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Armstrong was included into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame (it honors American astronauts and features the world's largest collection of their personal memorabilia, focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted into the Hall)
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Armstrong underwent bypass surgery on August 7, 2012.Although he was reported recovering well,he developed complications in the hospital and died on August 25, in Cincinnati, Ohio, aged 82.
