8th November 1920 - Rupert Bear first appeared in the Daily Express.
4th October 1957: The Russian satellite, Sputnik was launched into space. Becoming the first man-made object ever to leave the Earth's atmosphere.
1958 - Paddington Bear first appeared. (Sitting on his suitcase at Paddington railway station in London, wearing a duffel coat with a note attached, which read, "Please look after this bear. Thank you.)