Stepping off the lunar module Eagle on #ThisDayInHistory in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. | HISTORY

ROMAN TACTICAL DOCTRINE Sorties from fortified positions The Eagle (film) serves best as a starting point for inquiry, not a definitive portrayal of Roman warfare. scene: Roman troops emerging from a fort to rescue ambushed comrades, forming a testudo (tortoise) formation while advancing under enemy fire. A TACTICALLY UNSOUND PORTRAYAL !!! -- The testudo was not used in open battle -- Roman legions preferred loose-order skirmishing or wedge formations in irregular terrain Real Roman garrisons op

Neil Armstrong had the first to step out and famously saying, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". | Josh Universe

JULY 20, 1969: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." At 10:56 p.m. ET, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon; it took four days for Apollo 11 to land on the lunar surface https://cbsn.ws/2xUsGlr | CBS Evening News