October 4 - The Day in History

October 4 : General Interest 1957: Sputnik launched The Soviet Union inaugurates the "Space Age" with its launch of Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite... read more American Revolution 1777 : Both sides battered at Germantown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/both-sides-battered-at-germantown Automotive 1937 : Blues singer Bessie Smith, killed in Mississippi car wreck, is buried http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blues-singer-bessie-smith-killed-in-mississippi-car-wreck-is-buried Civil War 1861 : Lincoln watches a balloon ascension http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-watches-a-balloon-ascension Cold War 1957 : Soviet Union launches Sputnik I http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-launches-sputnik-i Crime 1988 : Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jim-bakker-is-indicted-on-federal-charges Disaster 1992 : Plane crashes into apartment building http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-into-apartment-building General Interest 1777 : The Battle of Germantown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-germantown 1965 : Pope visits U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pope-visits-us 1993 : White House siege ends in Moscow http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/white-house-siege-ends-in-moscow Hollywood 1990 : Beverly Hills, 90210 debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/beverly-hills-90210-debuts Literary 1941 : Anne Rice is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anne-rice-is-born Music 1970 : Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/janis-joplin-dies-of-a-heroin-overdose Old West 1861 : Frederic Remington is born in Canton, New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frederic-remington-is-born-in-canton-new-york Presidential 1822 : Rutherford B. Hayes is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rutherford-b-hayes-is-born 1927 : Work begins on Mount Rushmore http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/work-begins-on-mount-rushmore Sports 1955 : So-called Brooklyn bums win their first World Series http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/so-called-brooklyn-bums-win-their-first-world-series Vietnam War 1964 : Johnson orders the commencement of Oplan 34A raids http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-orders-the-commencement-of-oplan-34a-raids 1966 : Pope calls for end to the Vietnam War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pope-calls-for-end-to-the-vietnam-war World War I 1918 : Germany telegraphs President Wilson seeking armistice http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/war-revenue-act-passed-in-us World War II 1943 : Heinrich Himmler encourages his SS group leaders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heinrich-himmler-encourages-his-ss-group-leaders 1944 : Ike warns of the risk of "shell shock" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ike-warns-of-the-risk-of-shell-shock

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