The front page 45 years ago today, the day after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.

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Today marks the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing on the moon. Click the photo above for more.

Previously on L.A. Times Past:

Front page: Walk on Moon!

That’s one small word to argue over

Photo: A closeup of an astronaut’s bootprint in the lunar soil, July 20, 1969. Credit: NASA