On April 12, 1961, Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man into space when he successfully completed a 108-minute flight orbiting Earth a single time, According to New Scientist. Following the flight, Gagarin became a celebrity within the Soviet Union but was kept from returning to space due to the authority's fears that, were there to be an accident, they could lose a useful propaganda tool, according to the BBC. However, on March 27, 1968, Gagarin died in an accident during a routine training flight, according to Phys.Org. The term "space hopper" is more common in the United Kingdom. The toy is less familiar in the United States and may be known as a "hoppity hop", "hippity hop", or a "sit and bounce". A similar toy, popular in the United States in the 1980s, was the pogo ball, which has a hard plastic ring encircling the ball instead of a handle.

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Liverpool starlet Harvey Elliott insists he's not concerned by the 'healthy competition' at Anfield, after Reds' summer spending Part of Old Trafford's concrete ceiling falls on Manchester United supporters during derby as the state of the once iconic stadium falls further into disrepute The Hoppity Hop sold steadily for decades, but by the 1990s, sales began to slip due to increased competition from foreign hoppers.

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Klitschko demands Russia and Belarus athletes are BANNED from Paris 2024 as he condemns murders of 'over 250 Ukrainian athletes' during the war This is an iconic Sports Day event for good reason. It’s great fun, challenges multiple skill sets at once and is relatively easy to prepare for. Big & Heavy 2 Day Delivery (items 30kg and/or over 1.2m in length - will arrive two working days from dispatch) July 15-24, 1975: As a policy of detente leads to a cooling of tensions between the two superpowers, a joint mission between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. is launched. Bibliography

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The great thing about adding an obstacle course to your Sports Day line-up is that you can really get creative and use what supplies you already have in your sports cupboard to make your course.

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