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The regret on our side is, they used to say years ago, we are reading about you in science class. Now they say, we are reading about you in history class.

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Neil Armstrong
Age: 81 †
Born: 1930
Born: January 1
Died: 2012
Died: January 1
Aerospace Engineer
Astronaut
Test Pilot
United States Naval Aviator
University Teacher
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Neil Alden Armstrong
Neil A. Armstrong
Armstrong
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