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The gantry retracts while Saturn V boosters lift the Apollo 11 astronauts toward the moon, July 16, 1969. history

Apollo 11: What Liftoff Looked Like

Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 history

‘To the Moon and Back.’ See LIFE’s Complete Special Issue on Apollo 11

Calvin R. Patrick, 18, Army, Pfc., Houston, Texas history

Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week’s Toll, June 1969

Hillary Rodham (later Hillary Rodham Clinton), Park Ridge, Illinois, June 1969. people

LIFE With Hillary: Portraits of a Wellesley Grad, 1969

nature

The Amazing Lunar Module: From Early Models to the Moon

Student Rosemary Shoong at Beverly Hills High School, wearing a dress she made herself, 1969. lifestyle

Feelin’ Groovy: High School Fashion, 1969

Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 1969. arts & entertainment

Peace, Love, Music and Mud: LIFE at Woodstock

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Up Close and Personal With Apollo 11: A LIFE Photographer’s Story

Charles Manson is led to court for a grand jury appearance in California in 1969. history

The Manson Family on Trial: Madness Visible

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