Neil Armstrong Dies; First Man on Moon Was 82 August 25, 2012 4:08 PM by Free Britney Neil Armstrong has died at the age of 82. Modest and quiet, the self-described "nerdy engineer" became a global hero with "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" on July 20, 1969. That one small step was onto the moon, the first time such a thing had ever been done and marking the pinnacle of 20th Century space explorations. Armstrong His first words after setting foot on the surface will forever be etched in history books and in the memories of those who heard them in a live broadcast. Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the lunar surface, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photos. "The sights were simply magnificent, beyond any visual experience that I had ever been exposed to," Armstrong said in an interview years later. In all, 12 American astronauts walked on the moon between 1969 and 1972, but none more famously than the Ohio native on Apollo 11. Armstrong died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures, a statement from his family said. It didn't say where or when. Tags: R.I.P. 5 Mitt Romney Makes Obama Birth Certificate Joke

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a joke about his birth certificate - and took a subtle shot at his opponent in doing so - at a rally Friday.
Speaking about his roots in Michigan, where has father was governor, he told a Commerce, Mich., crowd, "No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate."
"They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."

 

Mitt Romney Obama Birth Certificate Joke

It was awkward, if nothing else, for Romney to joke about "birther" conspiracies that dogged President Barack Obama since his 2008 White House run.
The President released his long form birth certificate in 2011.
The Obama campaign quickly responded, saying that with the comment, Romney was embracing the extreme elements in the conservative movement.
A spokesman for Romney said he was "only referencing that Michigan, where he is campaigning today, is the state where he himself was born and raised."
Romney's son Matt joked earlier this year about Obama's birth certificate, referring to Mitt Romney's tax returns - his own "missing" document controversy:
"I heard that someone suggest that as soon as President Obama releases his grades, and birth certificate, and a long list of things, then maybe he will."
Romney believes Obama was born in the U.S., saying in 2011 that "the man needs to be taken out of office but his citizenship isn't the reason why."