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

Note that Cat Crater is an acronym for sons "Charles And Tom". Dot Crater is named for his wife "Dotty" @facethenation

Charlie Duke 🎥 changing camera magazine

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Alexander Graham Bell is better known as the guy who invented and patented the first practical telephone. It is a less known fact that in 1899 he also started to experiment with kites @facethenation

Bell created many different complex structures which incorporated many simple kites. He hoped that this kind of arrangement of kites will enable him to lift a person in the air @facethenation

Alexander Graham Bell 🎩 sends his best wishes

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Julius Erving created one of the most memorable moments in basketball history during the 1976 ABA Slam Dunk Contest @facethenation

Julius Erving 🏀 free-throw line dunk

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Dangerous Years is the first known movie Marilyn Monroe was in. This was released Dec 7, 1947. Marilyn plays a waitress named Evie at a teenage restaurant hangout called the Gopher Hole @facethenation

Marilyn Monroe first film was in 1947 with a bit part in Dangerous Years

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Albert Einstein at his first lecture at the Institute for Advanced Study, 1933 @facethenation