16 October 1963 Russian Cosmonauts visiting the United Nations Headquarters, United Nations Headquarters, New York: Soviet cosmonauts Mr. Yuri Gagarin (right) and Mrs. Valentina Tereshkova (second from left), the first man and woman to conquer outer space, received by Secretary-General U Thant (middle) and by Mr. Carlos Sosa-Rodriguez (left), President of the General Assembly.
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