President of the United States Ronald Reagan throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for the first 1988 Chicago Cubs game @facethenation

President ⚾️ Ronald Reagan

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This helmet was worn by astronaut Ed White, Pilot of the Gemini 4 mission in June 1965. This was the first manned Gemini mission in which an astronaut "walked in space" @facethenation

Ed White 🕶 before the launch of Gemini 4

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🚀 Ed White made the first American spacewalk

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The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Shah Pahlavi, poses with his son, Prince Reza, and wife, Farah, following his coronation in 1967 @facethenation

Farah Pahlavi, the last Empress Of Iran is the former Queen and exiled Empress of Iran @facethenation

Coronation 👑 of HIM Mohamad Reza Pahlavi

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Sergey Bubka set the outdoor pole vaulting record of 6.14 metres (20 ft 1.73 in) in 1994 @facethenation

6 times the World Champion (1983, 87, 91, 93, 95, 97), Bubka broke the Outdoor World Record 17 times between 1984 and 1994 and his mark of 6.14 metres still stands as of March 2017 @facethenation

In 1985 Sergey Bubka became the first pole vaulter to clear 6 metres

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Yuri Gagarin and Fidel Castro hugging @facethenation

On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space when he launched into orbit on the Vostok 1

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Yuri Gagarin visited Cuba in July 1961, three months after his space flight, and was given a triumphant welcome by Fidel Castro and the Cuban people

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Manuel Rodriguez "Manolete" is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time @facethenation

His style was sober and serious, with few concessions to the gallery, and he excelled at the "suerte de matar" — the kill @facethenation

Manolete during the festival of San Fermín, July 1947. He died one month after this photo was taken @facethenation

Spanish bullfighter 😱 Manolete

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Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke during a pressure integrity check during suit-up for launch, 16 April, 1972 @facethenation

Charlie Duke left a photo of his 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 family - Charlie, Dotty, and sons Charles and Tom - on the Moon @facethenation