105 BC The Greek astronomer, Quispiedes, looks up at the myriad of stars, planets and galaxies and declares, "Somewhere in this vast cosmos, I believe there must be a higher form of cereal, far superior to our own." June 30, 1908 Quisp's first attempt at bringing Quisp Cereal to Earth ends in the Tunguska Fireball, a cataclysmic event which destroyed over a thousand square miles of Siberian Forest when the air brakes failed on his rented space hauler. The impact was felt as far away as Germany, England and Washington, D.C.(This really happened, except maybe the part about Quisp and the brakes failing). 1951 Quisp leaves Planet Q once again with 12 billion boxes of Quisp Cereal, a can of instant soup, a change of underwear and a spare beanie propeller. October 4, 1957 Russia sends Sputnik, the first artificial satellite into orbit searching for an unnamed "Quazy Energy" source. January 31, 1961 Ham, an American chimp, captains a Mercury rocket to become the first primate in space. April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, becomes second primate in space.