One Small Step: The Whole World Looks Up

From 1969 · a Good News classic

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Sea of Tranquility while an estimated 600 million people — a fifth of humanity — watched together. Cities went quiet, strangers embraced, and the plaque on the lander spoke for everyone: 'We came in peace for all mankind.' It remains the most-shared moment of collective wonder in human history.

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