👋⁣ ⁣ Following their successful mission to the lunar surface, the Apollo 11 astronauts were celebrated by nearly four million people in a ticker tape parade in New York City on Aug. 13, 1969. The same day, they were feted in another ticker tape parade in Chicago, followed by a dinner in Los Angeles with President Nixon.⁣ ⁣ Image description: In this black and white image, confetti floats in the air as Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong (left to right) wave to an enormous crowd in a parade in New York City on August 13, 1969. ⁣ ⁣ Credit: NASA⁣ ⁣ #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Apollo #Apollo11 #LunarMission #Artemis #Parade #NewYorkCity #NYC #Astronauts #Moon #OTD #History