A. Philip Randolph vs Yuri Gagarin
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 34 years, from 1934 to 1968.
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A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979)
- — Born in Crescent City, Florida Verified
- — Moved to Harlem, New York Verified
- — Co-founded The Messenger magazine Verified
- — Organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Verified
- — Won recognition contract for the Brotherhood Verified
- — March on Washington Movement prompts Executive Order 8802 Verified
- — Pressed for desegregation of the armed forces Verified
- — Helped organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968)
- — Born in Klushino, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union Verified
- — Studied at the Saratov Industrial Technical School and learned to fly Verified
- — Graduated from the Orenburg military pilot school and joined the Soviet Air Force Verified
- — Married Valentina Goryacheva Verified
- — Selected for the first Soviet cosmonaut group Verified
- — Became the first human in space aboard Vostok 1 Verified
- — Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union Verified
- — Graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy Verified
- — Killed in a MiG-15UTI training flight crash near Kirzhach Verified