
August 5th, 2026
Neil Armstrong’s boyhood home in Wapakoneta, Ohio, is for sale for the first time in nearly 40 years.
The house is where Armstrong built model planes and tested them in a basement wind tunnel.
He also launched model airplanes from his upstairs bedroom window.
The owner, Karen Mikesell, is a retired history teacher and former school principal.
She bought the house in 1988 without knowing Armstrong had lived there.
She said she felt a responsibility to keep it as the Armstrong family had it.
Mikesell has hosted nine astronauts, including Buzz Aldrin.
She recalled that Aldrin cried when he visited Armstrong’s bedroom after Armstrong died in 2012.
She has also received gifts such as a moon rock and gold foil from the Apollo 11 capsule.
Armstrong’s family moved into the home in 1944.
He got his pilot’s license at age 16 and landed on the moon in 1969.
The house is listed at $430,000.
Mikesell, who is 82, hopes a buyer might donate it to the Armstrong museum, which cannot afford to buy it.
August 5th, 2026

One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to be tricked
One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to be tricked

Truck driver builds model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it’s a museum exhibit
Truck driver builds model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it’s a museum exhibit

DoorDash and Uber Eats to deliver from US Costco stores
DoorDash and Uber Eats to deliver from US Costco stores

Chef David Chang travels across the US in new CNN food and travel series
Chef David Chang travels across the US in new CNN food and travel series

The great American road trip, powered by — and weakened by — the car that created it
The great American road trip, powered by — and weakened by — the car that created it

Betty Liu’s Sesame-Cumin Chicken is fried twice for flavor and crispiness
Betty Liu’s Sesame-Cumin Chicken is fried twice for flavor and crispiness

Golf ball found in 9/11 rubble became a symbol of huge loss
Golf ball found in 9/11 rubble became a symbol of huge loss

The apple pie (along with mom, of course) became the nation's symbolic food.
The apple pie (along with mom, of course) became the nation's symbolic food.

Americans' satisfaction with schools hits a new low, Gallup poll finds
Americans' satisfaction with schools hits a new low, Gallup poll finds

At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders regains record as oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail
At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders regains record as oldest hiker to finish the Appalachian Trail