"The Illustrated London News" Major Yuri Gagarin
Item
Title
"The Illustrated London News" Major Yuri Gagarin
Description
The front cover of "The Illustrated London News" from July 22, 1961. The cover depicts a large photograph of Major Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut, in London with Isaac Newton's telescope at the Royal Society. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in outer-space, and thus the article describes his four day visit in London as being met with much enthusiasm. It is said that he arrived on July 11th, 1961, and left July 15th for Moscow. His activities in Great Britain include having lunch with Queen Elizabeth II, meeting Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, visiting the Russian Exhibition at Earls Court, and carrying out a busy program of visits and receptions. The article also states that the visit was given unsavory political interpretations in certain foreign newspapers.
Date
July 11-15, 1961
July 22, 1961
July 22, 1961
Format
News Article
Language
English
Subject
Major Yuri Gagarin's visit to Great Britain
Source
From AMM's personal archive
