On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin made the first human flight in space. Here you can find the web site dedicated to this event. 

These are Gagarin’s words as he saw the Earth from Space:

“Through the window I see the Earth

The ground is clearly discernable

I see rivers and folds in the terrain

Everything is so clear ……”

Other useful links:

• “First orbit” movie trailer
• C. Baglioni song dedicated to Y. Gagarin
• “108 minutes that changed the world” video