"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
— Space exploration

January 1, 1970

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First words from the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle after guiding the craft to a landing on the moon at 4:17pm EDT (20 July 1969); reported in The Washington Post (July 21, 1969), p. 1.