REID SANFORD
Redmond, Oregon

Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 9:11:29 AM PDT

This Day In History
On April 12, 1961, Soviet Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin becomes the first man to orbit the Earth.

Quote Of The Day
"Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!" Yuri Gagarin

Image Of The Day

Yuri Gagarin with awards. By Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org