Well did know about Laika, Snoopy and the 14 month long voyage but had not even heard about any of the other facts on your list Mona���.so thank you for those, and think it is perhaps time for me to make a New Years/New Moon resolution, (Chinese New Year), to hit those to those books again.
Francine A. McKenna - German Culture Editor
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German Culture Facebook Avatar: HOHENZOLLERNBRÃœCKE Cologne with CATHEDRAL and LUDWIG MUSEUM. The Bridge a symbol of how Germany was rebuilt after WWII, it was left in ruins, the Cathedral with roots in the 13th century represents the country's history, Museum of Modern Art the present day.