Armstrong had connections to Purdue and Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- Neil Armstrong graduated from Purdue University with a degree in aeronautical engineering, but West Lafayette was not the only place in Indiana Armstrong received a degree.

On May 12, 1971, Father Hesburgh and the University of Notre Dame gave Armstrong an honorary degree here in Notre Dame.
 
 
 

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