On that day in 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (left, on the way to the launch pad) became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft.
It was "d. Ferdinand Magellan" who used his position in Portugal to promote seafaring expeditions Magellan was one of the most prominent explorers in history and is still cited in navigation tactics to this day.
