"We came in peace for all mankind"

"Flight Day Five: A Man on the Moon " Space.com (June 30, 2005)

An account of the first time that human beings landed on a world other than Earth.

Including how Armstrong pointed a television camera at "... a small, stainless steel plaque on one of the legs of the landing craft. He reads: "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the Moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."

Another retrospective on Apollo 11:

"Apollo program: No better example of American ingenuity" American Interests.blog (March 11, 2008)

When Apollo 11 landed, in the summer of 1969, I'd graduated from high school and was getting ready for college. I watched the moon mission's progress on television. After the landing, and the first day's work, I camped out on the couch and kept an eye on Tranquility Base overnight.

There wasn't anything going on: just a live television transmission of a space ship on the moon. I fell asleep several times during the night. Those images are clearer in my memory than anything else from that season.

I hope, when that area is developed (likely enough: it's one of the better launch sites for bulk cargo), I hope that Tranquility Base is preserved as an historic site.