Record-Setting Spacewalk on Shuttle Endeavour’s First Mission

On May 13, 1992

Three astronauts, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot, simultaneously walked in space for the first time.

This Day in History - May 13

1958

An Australian man became the first to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle.

1983

Reggie Jackson became the first major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times.

1918

The first US airmail stamps were issued, costing 24 cents.

1967

Zakir Husain began an almost two-year term as President of India.

1861

The first railway line in Pakistan opened, with trains running from Karachi to Kotri.

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