History Today: When Alexei Leonov became the first man to walk in space
On March 18, 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made history as the first person to walk in space. Also, on this day in 1937, a massive gas explosion devastated the New London Consolidated School in Texas, killing nearly 300 people – mostly children, in what remains the worst school disaster in American history On 18 March, 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to leave a space capsule and, tethered to it, float freely in orbit – to space-walk. Illustration: Santan On March 18, 1965, Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made history as the first person to walk in space. On this day in 1937, a natural gas explosion at a school in Texas killed nearly 300 people in what is considered the deadliest school disaster in American history.
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