April 12th, 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft. Newspapers like the one above highlighted the accomplishment.
SPACE....
Mrs. Poltrack's 5th grade class! I remember the day well. I was also at Waukeela Camp for Girls that summer, your stomping grounds, North Conway, NH. We made up a camp song about Yuri. Thanks for bringing me a "blast from the past."
Our house are big fans of early space accompishments, news, and movies. The Right Stuff ... a favorite that's been viewed dozens of times. Our youngest son especially is bitten by the space bug. Kudos to you for bringing a little history into the Rain ... it was enjoyed .. and appreciated.
Gene
I was just talking about the early space flights with my 21 years old daughter sand she couldn't imagine the little space capsules we used to shoot people up into space in. And the shuttle is 30 years old!
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