Probably a lot of things, but the most notable was putting a man into orbit; Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth on 12th April 1961.
The first man to attempt manned rocket flight was Yuri Gagarin. He became the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961.
The Soviet Union was the first country to launch a human into space. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space on April 12, 1961.
The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961.
The USSR sent Yuri Gagarin into space on April 12, 1961.About three weeks later, the US launched Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961 aboard the Freedom 7.
The late Colonel Yuri A. Gagarin was an officer in the Air Force of the Soviet Union.
to take over west berlin
During WW2, yes! American and British (and later also French) troops were admitted to West Berlin by the Sovier Union in July 1945.
Centre Union was created in 1961.
Aero Union was created in 1961.
Humanist Union was created in 1961.
In 1961 the Soviet Union attempted to take over West Berlin.
Union of South Africa ended in 1961.
Odriíst National Union was created in 1961.
Union of Mauritanian Workers was created in 1961.
The Soviet Union did not attempt to annex Cuba in 1961; rather, it supported the Cuban government led by Fidel Castro following the Cuban Revolution. The most significant event during this period was the Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961, where U.S.-backed Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Castro but failed. This invasion heightened tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, eventually leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, when the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, further escalating the Cold War standoff.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.
The Crittenden Compromise was the name given to the attempt in 1860 to get Southern states to stay in the Union.