What is happening on the 4th of october?

  • In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space on October 4th. This event marked the beginning of the space age and the start of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

  • In 1993, the Battle of Mogadishu took place on October 4th in Somalia. It was a violent conflict between United States forces and Somali militias that resulted in the deaths of many people, including 18 American soldiers.

  • In 1950, Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz was first published in newspapers on October 4th. The comic strip quickly gained popularity and became one of the most successful and influential comic strips in history.

  • In 2004, the SpaceShipOne spacecraft completed the first privately-funded human spaceflight on October 4th. The spacecraft was designed by aerospace engineer Burt Rutan and funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

  • In 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum began work on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota on October 4th. The memorial features the faces of four U.S. presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt - carved into the side of a mountain.