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The live TV image. As the world watched on live television, Neil A. Armstrong piloted the descent of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle, and, at 4:17 in the afternoon EDT (2017 UTC), he and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first human beings to land on another world.
September 26 – The Brady Bunch (1969–74) on ABC; September 29 Bright Promise (1969–72), the latter of the soap operas created by Frank and Doris Hursley, on NBC daytime; Love, American Style (1969–74) on ABC; October 5 Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) on BBC1; Sazae-san (1969–present) as a kids' comedy on Fuji Television in Japan
July 20 All three commercial television networks broadcast a live transmission from the Moon, which was viewed by 720 million people around the world, with the landing of Apollo 11 ; at 10:56 p.m. EDT Neil Armstrong (followed soon afterwards by Buzz Aldrin ) steps onto the surface; viewers see a scan from broadcasts received at Honeysuckle ...
July 16: The Saturn V rocket is launched July 20: Buzz Aldrin descends a ladder to become the second human to step onto the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 program. July 7 – French is made equal to English throughout the Canadian national government. July 8 – Vietnam War: The first U.S. troop withdrawals are made. July 14
The History Channel's original logo used from January 1, 1995, to February 15, 2008, with the slogan "Where the past comes alive." In the station's early years, the red background was not there, and later it sometimes appeared blue (in documentaries), light green (in biographies), purple (in sitcoms), yellow (in reality shows), or orange (in short form content) instead of red.
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July 20 – Apollo program Moon landing: At 3:17 pm ET (20:17 UTC) Apollo 11's Lunar Module Eagle lands on the Moon's surface. At 10:56 pm ET (02:56 UTC July 21), an estimated 650 million people worldwide watch in awe as Neil Armstrong takes the first historic steps by a human on the surface.
Eight years later, the ownership of the channel was privatized and its name was changed to The Learning Channel. It showcased documentaries on a variety of topics, like "Paleoworld" and "Amazing ...