Armstrong homecoming after walking on the Moon 1969   Save
Neil A. Armstrong Homecomings Collection AV 203
Description: Tranquility Base, Neil Armstrong Homecoming Headquarters. Banner reads "Neil Armstrong First Man on the Moon". More than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return to Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Bob Hope served as marshal for the event, and guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F4_065
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)