The Soviet Union beat the US to this, with the October 4, 1957 orbiting of Sputnik 1, and later beat the US to the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, on April 12, 1961. The race peaked with the July 20, 1969 US landing of the first humans on the Moon with Apollo 11.
The definition of a luminary is an object giving off light, or a personality that is well known or enlightening to mankind. An example of a luminary is a candle.
The Subculture that is the âFurry Fandomâ. What is a furry? The first of several meanings is as basic a description as can be discerned. An interesting and, strangely, distinct subculture, the group referred to as âfurriesâ or the âfurry fandomâ are a study in entertainment fanaticism. What began in the 1980âs science fiction fan demographic, developed into a booming social construct, of which, tens of thousands of people around the globe now relate.