John Glenn was the first man to orbit earth. JFK became the first Catholic president .
On 12 April 1961, Gagarin became the first man to travel into space
Between 1961-1969, significant events in moon exploration included: the first human in space (Yuri Gagarin, 1961), the first American in space (Alan Shepard, 1961), President Kennedy's declaration of the goal to land humans on the Moon (1961), the first successful manned spaceflight orbiting the Earth (John Glenn, 1962), and the Apollo program's development and successful landing of humans on the Moon (1969).
The first American in space was Alan Shepard, who flew aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961.
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space and orbit the Earth onboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. This historic event marked a significant milestone in space exploration, as it demonstrated the feasibility of human spaceflight and opened up new frontiers for future missions.
Alan Shepard was the first American to make a suborbital spaceflight in 1961 aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft.
On 12 April 1961, Gagarin became the first man to travel into space
One big event that happened in 1961 was the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. Also, in 1961, China uses its 1st nuclear reactor.
April 12, 1961
A human was first put into space in April, 1961.
I was born!
what happened for the first time in over a hundred years at camp green lake in the book holes
The Bay of Pigs Invasion happened in 1961.
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Time Out for Trouble - 1961 was released on: USA: 1961
It happened in 1961
Yuri Gagarin was the first person to eat in space. He took the food first time in space in 1961.
Construction on the Berlin Wall started on August 13, 1961.