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On this day - 18 March

Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.

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First person to walk in space

Daily Express 18/03/1965

Alexei Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut and became the first person to walk in space, exiting his spacecraft during the Voskhod 2 mission. His spacesuit expanded so much during this short space walk he had to open a valve on his suit to release pressure as he couldn't fit back through the airlock. Alexei Leonov was in the Soviet Air Force and was selected in 1960 to be one of 20 who underwent the first cosmonaut training program.

The Daily Express reports on this event with an artistic depiction on the times and distances Alexei Leonov travelled in space compared to geographical distances from London.

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery

Daily Express 18/03/1990
On March 18th 1990 a large art robbery took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. 13 works of art were taken. The case has never been solved and the paintings have never been found. The museum still has frames in place for the missing artwork for when it is found.

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