Which mission made the United States the clear leader in the space race? The Apollo 11 mission, which landed astronauts on the moon and brought them safely back to Earth

John Glenn's orbit of Earth on Friendship 7

Yuri Gagarin's orbit of Earth on Sputnik 1

The launch of Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7 and his successful partial orbit of Earth

when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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