Apollo 11: One Giant Leap, a Series of Firsts

Apollo 11: One Giant Leap, a Series of Firsts

Man first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969!

By DuPage County Historical Museum

Date and time

Thursday, September 25 · 7 - 8pm CDT

Location

DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building

102 East Wesley Street Wheaton, IL 60187

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

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

The DuPage County Historical Museum functions as the only institution dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the material culture documenting the county of DuPage, Illinois.

Its principal purposes are to educate the general public through the collection, preservation, interpretation, and exhibition of materials which document the history of DuPage County and its relationship to Illinois and the nation, and to provide local history services for historical organizations and for scholarly endeavors.

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