Nov. 5, 1957
No, I’m not making this up. And what became of the first dog in space? Dog lovers around the world were furious and volunteered to take the animal’s place. The Soviets hinted that there was no way to get it down, insisting that despite how things looked, Soviets were dog lovers, too. Really. The National Canine Defense League asked for a daily minute of silence for Curly (Kudryavka) the space pooch until it was brought down–safely. By then, Curly had already gone to the big kennel in the sky.
A hamburger with caviar and Russian dressing? I don’t think I’ll be whipping up one of these babies in the Daily Mirror test kitchen anytime soon.
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