It has been a half-century since Neil Armstrong stepped out of a lunar module and onto the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 and declared, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." The moment heralded a golden age of space exploration that was set in motion just eight years earlier in 1961, when United States President John F Kennedy promised before Congress to put a man on the moon before the decade was out. Here are some lesser-known facts about the historic first mission:
The 25-year-old from the District of Columbia is 'the most intelligent contestant in recent memory'!
The world endured bushfires, drought, tsunamis and earthquakes in 2018.
The duo were spotted shooting in Hawaii.
A London Times report says a warning e-mail remained unopened.
Have you seen Janhvi Kapoor's photo album?
The world number one fired a final round eight-under 64 to romp to a seven-stroke win over Phil Mickelson.
She travels the world in a pink bikini and a shares a powerful message of a clean and green Earth.
She travels the world in a pink bikini and a shares a powerful message of a clean and green Earth.
A decision on this could be taken before Christmas, which might not necessarily result in a formal announcement as that could be delayed till the next year, people familiar with her thinking process said.
Vijay Singh firing a second round eight-under 65 on Friday to take a two-shot lead at the season opening $5.3 million Mercedes Championships.
Barack Obama will still be in the Oval Office till the morning of January 20, but gosh, we are already beginning to miss him.
In a video, announcing her candidacy for the office, Harris said, "Justice. Decency. Equality. Freedom. Democracy. These aren't just words. They're the values we as Americans cherish. And they're all on the line now. The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values. That's why I'm running for president of the United States."
The world number three is in confident mood as he bids for a third consecutive title in this week's Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
The World number one's failure to win the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championship in Hawaii was the biggest surprise of the week.
Vijay Singh's flying start to the new season continued on Saturday, firing a four-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead over Jonathan Kaye into the final round of the $5.3 Mercedes Championship.
The world number one will face the challenge of U.S. Masters champion Phil Mickelson, U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen and British Open champion Todd Hamilton at this week's PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Hawaii.
Earlier, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the international community to increase pressure on North Korea, saying that failing to do so would bring 'catastrophic consequences'.
Russia stands accused by the US of hacking the emails of the Democratic Party and a key Hillary Clinton aide, which the Kremlin strongly denies.
Woods won his opening-round match while Els was beaten by New Zealand's Phil Tataurangi on the 20th hole.
'Even as discord over US-India trade and commerce colours diplomatic relations, defence relations between the two countries remain on a firm footing,' points out Ajai Shukla.
The American became the fifth player in history to shoot 59 as he charged to victory in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf event.
South Africa's Retief Goosen fired a seven-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead over the season's other three major winners after the first round of the 36-hole PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Harris, 54, would beat Trump most handily -- by a 10-point margin -- if the election were held now, according to an online poll carried out by Axios.
The Food and Drug Administration says all those areas are currently in compliance with blood screening, but that expanded testing is now needed.
The South African holed a 55-foot birdie putt on the second sudden-death playoff hole to defeat Australian Aaron Baddeley and win the $4.5 million Hawaii Open.
The Indian government may be contemplating whether or not it will ruin a perfect, wintery Christmas holiday for school kids, but Santa Claus is certain to rock the town.
US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, newly elected co-chair of the influential Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, discusses her vision for US-India ties with Rediff.com's Monali Sarkar.
Krishnamoorthi, 43, won the Chicago-area US House of Representatives seat, the 8th Congressional District, vacated by Tammy Duckworth who won Illinois's US Senate seat.
Scientists used a new calibration of data taken from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper which flew aboard Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft in 2008.
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