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Michael Collins (born October 16, 1890, Woodfield, Sam’s Cross, County Cork, Ireland—died August 22, 1922, Béal-na-mBlath, Cork) was a hero of the Irish struggle for independence, best remembered for his daring strategy in directing the campaign of guerrilla warfare during the intensification of the Irish War of Independence ( Anglo-Irish ...
Apr 28, 2021 · Film still showing Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins during the moon landing mission in July 1969. (Image credit: NASA) Michael Collins was born on Oct. 30, 1930, in Rome, Italy ...
Apr 28, 2021 · Michael Collins, 90, was part of the three-member crew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. Unlike Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, he never walked on the moon.
Apr 28, 2021 · Michael Collins - one of the three crew members of the first manned mission to land on the Moon, Apollo 11 in 1969 - has died aged 90, his family say. He died on Wednesday after "a valiant battle ...
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Aug 21, 2022 · Monday marks 100 years since Collins was killed in a gun battle between competing sides in the Irish Civil War. A century on, there remains a huge interest in "the Big Fella", his role in Irish ...
Apr 28, 2021 · FILE - In this July 19, 1979 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins attends a news conference on the 10th anniversary of historic moon landing. Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021, of cancer, his family said.
Apr 28, 2021 · Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer. His family shared the news Wednesday after his ...
