May 19 1961
From The Space Library
Soviet Academy of Sciences revealed that the pulse rate of Maj. Yuri A. Gagarin had risen to 158 beats a minute in his Vostok flight, according to a report circulated by Tass.
Second Minuteman test launch was destroyed by range safety officer 90 seconds after lift.
“Shepard Relaxes with his Fan Mail” article in Life Magazine
May 19-20: Cape Canaveral opened to the general public for the first time in its history.
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