Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon, dies at age 82. He made his famous walk July 20, 1969, during NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, saying as he stepped onto the moon: “That is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
The U.S. began extensive air and artillery strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria on Dec. 19 in retaliation for the killing of three Americans on Dec. 13 by a gunman affiliated with ISIS, U.S. officials said.

