History for October 4

History for October 4 - On-This-Day.com:
Rutherford B. Hayes (U.S.) 1822, Frederic S. Remington 1861, Damon Runyon 1884


Buster Keaton 1895, Charlton Heston 1924, Alvin Toffler 1928


1648 - The first volunteer fire department was established in New York by Peter Stuyvesant.


1931 - The comic strip "Dick Tracy" made its debut in the Detroit Daily Mirror. The strip was created by Chester Gould.


1953 - "I Led Three Lives" was first seen in syndication. The TV show was never on network.


1954 - "December Bride" debuted on CBS-TV.


1957 - "Leave it to Beaver" debuted on CBS-TV.


1957 - The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit around the Earth. Sputnik was the first manmade satellite to enter space. Sputnik I fell out of orbit on January 4, 1958.


1976 - Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the "ABC Evening News" for the first time.


1993 - Dozens of Somalis dragged an American soldier through the streets of Mogadishu. A videotape showed Michael Durant being taken prisoner by Somali militants.