The first ever landing on the moon occurred on July 20, 1969. The mission was Apollo 11, and it was a landmark achievement in human space exploration. The spacecraft, which consisted of the Apollo Command Module named Columbia and the Lunar Module named Eagle, was launched from Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral) in Florida, United States, on July 16, 1969.
Four days later, on July 20, the Lunar Module, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on board, landed in the region known as the Sea of Tranquility on the moon's surface. Neil Armstrong famously became the first person to set foot on the lunar surface and uttered the iconic words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Buzz Aldrin joined him shortly after, and together they conducted experiments, collected samples, and planted the American flag on the lunar surface. They spent a little over two hours outside the Lunar Module before returning to it and eventually reuniting with Michael Collins, who had been orbiting the moon in the Command Module.
The Apollo 11 mission marked a significant milestone in space exploration and represented a remarkable achievement for NASA and the United States in their efforts to reach the moon.