In July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong (1)__________ (said) "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". This was the day that men from the Earth first (2)__________ (landed) on the Moon. It was the culmination of years of research and development.Neil Armstrong was born August 5, 1930 on a farm in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Neil (3)__________ (worked) at the local airport. After starting flying lessons at the age of 15, he (4)__________ ( gave) a pilots license on his 16th birthday, before he had earned a driver's license.Armstrong (5)__________ (was being sent) to Naval Air Station in Florida in 1949 before he (6)__________ (graduated) from the university. He then (7) __________ (to flew) 78 combat mission in Korea, earning three medals, including the Korean Service Medal. Armstrong, being an engineer by training, (8)__________ (was criticized) by some of the non-engineering pilots, that his flying technique was too mechanical. Then in September of 1963 he (9)__________ (waa selected) as the first American civilian to fly in space. Later Armstrong (10)__________ (was appointed) Command Pilot of the Apollo 11, which (11)__________ ( touched) down on the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969. The American flag (12)__________ (was planted) on the surface by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.The astronauts (13)__________ ( returned) to the Earth on July 24, 1969. Armstrong and Aldrin (14)__________ (were awarded) the Presidential Medal of Freedom.