The first selfie in space by Buzz Aldrin, in the Gemini 12 (1966) VS Vivien Leigh napping on the set of "Gone With the Wind" in 1939.
The first selfie in space by Buzz Aldrin, in the Gemini 12 (1966)
In 1966, astronaut Buzz Aldrin took an orbital mission on Gemini 12 and performed the world’s first successful spacewalk. The mission of the Gemini program was to show that astronauts can effectively work outside of spacecraft - which paved the way to the first moon landing in 1969. The flight lasted a total of 5 hours and 30 minutes. The spacecraft is now on display at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
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Vivien Leigh napping on the set of "Gone With the Wind" in 1939.
1939 when Vivien Leigh took a nap on the set of Gone with the Wind. This was the first film in color to win an Academy Award. Though things were sometimes rocky on set. Leigh hated kissing Clark Gable because she said he had bad breath. It didn't help matters that Gable would sometimes eat garlic before his kissing scenes with her. Barbara O'Neil, who played Leigh's mother was 28 at the time, while Leigh was only 25.