May
5
2011

Reblogged from denverpost :

The Denver Post: 1961: "U.S. Puts Man Into Space"

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This was the headline on the front page of the Friday, May 5, 1961, Denver Post. A sample of the story:

15-Minute Ride Ends Perfectly

Steel-nerved Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. rode a rocket into space Friday, exclaimed “what a beautiful sight” as he looked down on the earth, and then…

(Source: The Denver Post)

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