Community of Stockton, AL added 3 new photos. July 14 at 1:30pm Â·. In the 1970's The Stockton Five Arts Club hoped to develop a Crepe Myrtle Trail in Stockton by encouraging its club members, local businesses, and others to plant the colorful flowers.
The First American astronaut was Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. He flew into space in 1961. Neil Armstrong's fame was the first person to step on the moon. Neil Armstrong discovered many things. He discovered the dark side of the moon (the part we never see), and he discovered that there was no wind.
For thousands of years, man had looked to the heavens and dreamed of walking on the moon. On July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong became the very first to accomplish that dream, followed only minutes later by Buzz Aldrin. Their accomplishment placed the United States ahead of the Soviets in the Space Race and gave people around the world the hope of future space exploration.