Sputnik beeps overhead, Americans in awe, including a young

Sputnik beeps overhead, Americans in awe, including a young John Glenn

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• sputnik
• john
• glenn

[NNJ007]

Just as a sidenote, John Glenn wasn't the first person to orbit the Earth, Yuri Gagarin was the first

[rosson1983]

Correct, John Glenn was the first AMERICAN to orbit the Earth.

[Lumotaku]

@NNJ007

but the russians had 3 failures and corpses orbiting the earth ask the italians



[TheSpiffyGamer]

"Beep, beep, beep, beep."- Sputnik.

[jednoucelovy]

The amazing scientific achievements people witnessed during the cold war were complemented by the constant fear of possible nuclear holocaust. It would be so cool to travel back in time to see people's reactions - just for a visit, though, lol.

[AroundSun]

3:12 Oh shucks Eddy! Ya little pocket of firecrackers ya! What a bashful youngin golly o gee willikers. now get home, its gettin dark and ya supper is gettin cold. how about a quarter eddie, whatta ya say?!

Eddie:  O jeepers gosh gee willikers, a whole shiny quarter, just for me! thanks pa!

[lunacomputacion]

@macwiththepak Just like rockets, satellites and missiles TV was developed in many countries; including the usa and nazi germany. Any of them would have ended up putting a satellite in space, and use it to worldwide communication. Russians take the credit for Sputnik or Gagarin as Americans logically take it for the first airplane or telephone or moon walk. Those achievements would have been attained anyway. There's some glory about being the first at something - that's a lot, but that's it.

[Sasukekillsitachi]

Yuri Gagarin was the first one to get to the space, not a bloody american.

[eedobee]

@rosson1983 Americans = Not people

[gman8744]

This would be funny if Leonard Nemoy said "Beep" over and over from the Civilization 4 sputnik quote was on here.