"Plain Dealer's Moonwalk Error Mystery Solved After 55 Years"

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Source: cleveland.com
"Plain Dealer's Moonwalk Error Mystery Solved After 55 Years"
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The mystery of The Plain Dealer's misquote of Neil Armstrong's famous moon landing words has been solved after 55 years. An early edition of the newspaper incorrectly quoted Armstrong, but the error was corrected in later editions. Former reporter William D. McCann, who was present during the moon landing coverage, recently confirmed the circumstances leading to the mistake, revealing that the newsroom was unaware of the error at the time. Armstrong's actual words were also subject to misinterpretation due to a radio glitch.

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