TIL JFK asked his mother not to contact heads of state without asking first after she asked Nikita Khrushchev to send her his autograph by whatilearned January 22, 2022, 1:20 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL The first Soviet dog to return from space alive “Strelka” later had puppies. Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev gifted one of the puppies to JFK’s daughter Caroline. by whatilearned October 13, 2021, 2:37 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL of the incident when Soviet politician Nikita Khrushchev banged his shoe to protest a pro-human rights speech of a Philippine senator at the UN by whatilearned September 25, 2021, 3:41 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that 63 years after its launch on March 17, 1958, Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite still orbiting Earth. Weighing only 3.2 pounds and with a diameter of 6.5 inches, Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, derided it as “the grapefruit satellite”. by whatilearned May 27, 2021, 11:23 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL, A Soviet dog called Strelka was the first to go to space and come back alive. She had 6 puppies and Nikita Khrushchev gifted one of them to JFK. (It was checked for listening devices first). by whatilearned March 29, 2021, 3:17 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that upon being told he couldn’t go to Disneyland due to security concerns, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had a meltdown. He said, “Is there an epidemic of cholera there or something? Or have gangsters taken hold of the place that can destroy me?” by whatilearned March 18, 2021, 5:47 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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