Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 12, 1961
April 11, 1961
April 13, 1961
Transcript:
Schroeder stands on the pitcher's mound wearing his catcher's uniform. Schroeder says to Charlie Brown, "One finger means a fast ball and two fingers mean a curve . . ." Charlie Brown says, "Hmmm"<BR><BR> Schroeder continues, "Three fingers mean a drop and four fingers mean a pitch-out . . ." Charlie Brown says, "What if I forget?"<BR><BR> Schroeder says, "Don't worry about it . . . We only have signals to fool the other team into thinking you can throw something besides a straight ball!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "It's always nice to work with a catcher who has real confidence in you!"<BR><BR>
Today, on 12th April 1969, a man called Yuri Gagarian from Russia, launched from Kazakhstan in a rocket called Vostok 1. He became the first man in space. He paved the way for millions of explorers.