NBC News, August 25, 2012
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Apollo 11 moonwalker Neil Armstrong, shown here during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in November 2011.
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday.
His family reported the death at 2:45 p.m. ET. A statement said he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.
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