My Top Story of the Century

This event was the spaceflight known as Apollo 11 that landed the first two men on the moon. The two men, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, planted an American flag. They spent a total of around two hours on the moon and collected 47.5 pounds of lunar material for return to Earth.

I think this was the most interesting event of the 1900s because of the fact that it was the first time ever that a man had stepped on something other than Earth. That was truly something remarkable that a hundred years prior, people would have thought was impossible. Also, it effectively ended the Space Race with the U.S. on top of space exploration.