Posted on 10/19/2003 12:47:16 AM PDT by sarcasm
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:17:08 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
October 19, 2003 -- China has joined the United States and Russia as the only nations to launch a man into space.
The accomplishment of Yang Liwei can't be understated. He is now a hero in his homeland - and rightly so.
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