Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong is honored as the first recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in this 1978 photograph. During this ceremony, President Jimmy Carter (right) honored Armstrong and five other space pioneers, including John Glenn and Alan Shepard, with the new accolade. Since the occurrence on October 1, 1978, 22 more astronauts have won the medal.
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Ronald Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II
During their 1982 visit to Windsor Castle, President Ronald Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II, who was 56 at the time, rode horses in Windsor’s Home Park. The diplomatic visit, which lasted barely 48 hours, is said to have resulted in the development of 500 pages of British diplomatic records.
