Today in History: April 12, Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space
This day is Saturday April the nd day of There are days left in the year In the present day in history On April Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space orbiting the earth once before landing safely via parachute after a planned ejection from his space capsule Also on this date In the U S Civil War began as Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina Related Articles Trump opens window for a deal with Iran but issues warning if things don t work out Bird lands on Peter Doocy s head during live Fox News description Tufts learner from Turkey details arrest crowded detention conditions in new court filing In fight over insurance neighbors crowdsource LA fire contamination facts MassArt apprentice caught harassing Trump supporter in Boston Sad a hat triggered hate In President Franklin D Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs Georgia at age he was succeeded by Vice President Harry S Truman In Bill Haley and His Comets recorded Rock Around the Clock a song often cited as bringing rock n roll music into the mainstream when it was popularized in the film The Blackboard Jungle the following year In the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective following nearly a year of field trials undertaken by about million American child supporters dubbed polio pioneers In civil rights leader the Rev Martin Luther King Jr was arrested and jailed in Birmingham Alabama charged with contempt of court and parading without a permit During his time behind bars King wrote his Letter from Birmingham Jail In the NASA Space Shuttle project began as Space Shuttle Columbia the world s first reusable spacecraft lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center The present day s Birthdays Musician Herbie Hancock is Musician John Kay Steppenwolf is Actor Ed O Neill is TV host David Letterman is Author Scott Turow is Actor Andy Garcia is Movie director Walter Salles SAL -ihs is Country musician Vince Gill is Actor-comedian Retta is Actor Claire Danes is Actor Jennifer Morrison is Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is Model-actor Brooklyn Decker is Actor-comedian Ilana Glazer is Actor Saoirse SUR -shuh Ronan is
