See Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Parade Through NYC in This Vintage Photograph From 1969

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47 years ago today Neil, Mike and I took a leisurely ride through NYC to celebrate with a few friends. #Apollo11 https://t.co/9JtT9WPt8g
47 years ago today Neil, Mike and I took a leisurely ride through NYC to celebrate with a few friends. #Apollo11 https://t.co/9JtT9WPt8g
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Americans watched with bated breath as the Apollo 11 landed on the moon just over 47 years ago. On their return, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin were greeted as national heroes. In this vintage photograph, check out the parade that the legendary space crew took through New York City on August 13th, 1969. It's an amazing glimpse back to the era of the space race. Check out this video for another view of the parade.

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Joshua Mu

Joshua Mu

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When he is not attempting to hustle the hustlers of Central Park, Joshua enjoys exploring the depths of what New York has to offer. He one day hopes to pilot a drone without immediately crashing it.

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Dec. 18, 1969: A neglected block in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where a nationwide Model Cities program — which aimed to bring a holistic improvement regimen to selected neighborhoods in 52 cities — was seen as stumbling. “Half of the program’s first year is gone,” The Times reported, “but only $7.7 million of the year’s allocation of $29 million in Federal funds have been spent.” The mayor blamed a heavy-footed city bureaucracy. “The mood is typified by Prospect Place in Brownsville, flanked by desolate acres of rubble-strewn lots,” the story read. “Rotted tenements have been torn down, but almost nothing is being built because contractors’ bids have come in above the per-room cost ceilings permitted by Congress for Federal projects.”
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