US celebrates anniversary of moon landing

By Marcia Dunn
Updated July 21 2019 - 5:08am, first published 5:04am
Americans have flocked to museums to relive the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
Americans have flocked to museums to relive the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

A moonstruck nation has celebrated the 50th anniversary of humanity's first footsteps on another world, gathering in record heat at races and other festivities across the US to commemorate Apollo 11's "giant leap" by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.