The New York Times / April 1961

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Saturday, April 1, 1961

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Sunday, April 2, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Monday, April 3, 1961

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Tuesday, April 4, 1961

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Wednesday, April 5, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Thursday, April 6, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Friday, April 7, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Sunday, April 9, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Monday, April 10, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Tuesday, April 11, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page

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Wednesday, April 12, 1961

SOVIET ORBITS MAN AND RECOVERS HIM
SPACE PIONEER REPORTS: ‘I FEEL WELL’
Successful Launching of Yuri Gagarin in ‘East’ Sputnik Is Announced in Moscow
Yuri Gagarin, a Major Makes the Flight in 5-Ton Vehicle
Russians Succeed in Orbiting an Astronaut and Returning Him Safely to Earth
MOSCOW, Wednesday, Apr. 12 — The Soviet Union announced today it had won the race to put a man into space. The official press agency, Tass, a man had orbited the earth in spaceship and had been brought back alive and safe.

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Thursday, April 13, 1961

RUSSIAN ORBITED THE EARTH ONCE, OBSERVING IT THROUGH PORTHOLES
SPACE FLIGHT LASTED 108 MINUTES
MOSCOW, April 12 — Man’s first flight into space took a 27-year-old Russian on a 108-minute single spin around earth today at a speed of more than 17,000 miles an hour.

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Friday, April 14, 1961

‘I Could Have Gone On Forever’
Gagarin, in Ecstasy, Says He Floated, Ate and Sang
Objects Swam Around Him — Startling New Sights of Earth and Sky
MOSCOW, April 13 — Maj. Yuri A. Gagarin described his flight into space in ecstatic terms today.

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Saturday, April 15, 1961

GAGARIN IS HAILED BY ALL OF MOSCOW
Throngs Jam Red Square — Major Thanks Party and Premier Cites Prestige Communist Leaders Hail Gagarin for His Flight in Space Vehicle
MOSCOW, April 14 — Moscow gave a great ovation today to Maj. Yuri A. Gagarin, the first man to fly into space.