Why are you such a god damned idiot
EVERYONE AND THEIR FREAKING GRANDMOTHER KNOWS THAT THE RUSSIANS WERE FIRST TO SPACE, THERE'S NO NEED TO POINT OUT THAT DAMN FACT. NOT ONLY THAT, THAT'S NOT EVEN THE FREAKING TOPIC, YOU JUST WANTED TO DO YOUR PATHETIC "I HATE AMERICA" BULLCRAP!
You want the full story here you go.
1. The United States and the Soviet Union were in a cold war that exended to outer space. Both nations were trying to get to the Moon.
2. President Kennedy promised to land on the moon by the end of the 60's.
3. Kennedy got his head blown off, President Johnson milked his death to get all the funding he needed to get what Kennedy wanted. Including the moon landing.
4. 1969 - We land on the Moon.
5. The End.