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London Gave Yuri Gagarin a Great Reception

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  • 1961-7-19

London gave Yuri Gagarin the world's first man to space a great reception today (11-7-1961). There were cheers and applause at London Airport. And more cheers as the twenty-seven-year-old Soviet spaceman drove to the Russian Embassy in London befo...

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The Girl Who Kissed Gagarin

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  • 1961-7-17

After the kiss - a hug. Yuri, with his back to the camera, is embraced by Olivia, who has an arm round his neck and her cheek against his. Out of a crowd in London darted a pretty girl... just as Space hero Yuri Gagarin was walking to his car. Sh...

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