Tag: Valentina Tereshkova

ON THIS DAY: the first woman in space (1963)

On 16 June 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space- launching aboard Vostok 6 and orbiting Earth 48 times over...

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US destroyer USS Arleigh Burke docks in Limassol

The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) of the...

Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire outside UN in New York

A protest near the United Nations headquarters in New...

Venezuela earthquake survivor rescued after eight days

Rare rescue offers hope amid devastation A Venezuela earthquake survivor has been...

ON THIS DAY: Franz Kafka was born (1883)

On this day, 3 July 1883, Franz Kafka was...
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