Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr.

Gordon Cooper Jr.

Living place: Shawnee

Birthday: 6-3-1927 (97 years old)

Population of US 1927: 119,035,000

Global rank: #39063

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Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr. profile

Who is Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr.?
One of NASA's original seven astronauts, he spent 34 hours alone in a space capsule, demonstrating your ability to reach the moon.
He set an endurance record on an eight-day Gemini 5 mission, traveling more than 3.3 million miles over the course of the trip.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He served in the Marines and was a US Air Force test pilot before joining Project Mercury.

Family life info

He grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, until his senior year of high school when his father was called up by the military and the family moved to Kentucky.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr.?
Gus Grissom was one of the original Mercury Seven Astronauts.

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Summary of Gordon Cooper Jr. profile

When was Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr. born?
Gordon Cooper Jr. birthday 6-3-1927 (at the age of 97).
Where is Astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr.'s birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Gordon Cooper Jr. was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma- United States. is a Astronaut, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Gordon Cooper Jr.'s global rank is 39063 and whose rank is 51 in list of famous Astronaut. Population of US in 1927 is about 119,035,000 persons.
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Events in 1927 and 6-3

Events in US in the birth year of Gordon Cooper Jr.

  • Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are electrocuted at Dedham (Mass.) Prison despite worldwide protesting over weak evidence (Aug. 23).
  • The Holland Tunnel opens (Nov. 13) to connect Manhattan and Jersey City, N.J., giving cars a route under the Hudson River and an alternative to ferry boats.

Birthday Gordon Cooper Jr. (6-3) in history

  • Day 6-3 year 1836: The Alamo fell to Mexican forces.
  • Day 6-3 year 1857: The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens.
  • Day 6-3 year 1930: Clarence Birdseye started to sell prepackaged frozen food for the first time, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
  • Day 6-3 year 1957: The former British colonies of Togoland and the Gold Coast united to form independent Ghana.
  • Day 6-3 year 1981: Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," retired from the CBS Evening News and was replaced by Dan Rather.
  • Day 6-3 year 1997: Queen Elizabeth II launched the first royal website.
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