Civil War. The period between 1861-1865 was the most one of the most devastating in American history, both in terms of its death toll and its impact on the American psyche. Learn about the war and the events that precipitated it with these resources and study guides. History & Culture. Top Five Causes of the Civil War.
The first person to travel in space was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin (1934-1968). His achievement brought prestige to the Soviet Union. Gagarin orbited the Earth in the spaceship Vostok I, which was launched April 12, 1961, in a flight lasting one hour and forty-eight minutes.
Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to go to space, attends a news conference in Star City outside Moscow on Friday, June 7, 2013. Ms Tereshkova said that she was ready to score another coup and fly to Mars, even if it would be just a one-way trip.