 Jouet arrived at Monticello early on June 4th, and after warning Jefferson, rode on to warn the people of Charlottesville. As a result of Jouet's efforts, Jefferson and most of the legislature escaped capture when the British arrived. And today in 1965, astronaut Ed White became the first American to perform a spacewalk, remaining tethered to Gemini 4 during a 20-minute EVA. Fellow crewman James McDivitt took some of the famous photos of White's adventure.