Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin

When Yuri Gagarin visited Manchester exactly 3 months after his historic space flight, it was pouring rain. He however insisted that the roof of his convertible remain down and refused an umbrella, saying that 'If all these people have turned out to welcome me and can stand in the rain, so can I'.

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