History for October 4 - On-This-Day.com
Rutherford B. Hayes (U.S.) 1822, Frederic S. Remington 1861, Edward L. Stratemeyer 1862
Buster Keaton 1895, Charlton Heston 1924, Alvin Toffler 1928
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.
1993 - Dozens of Somalis dragged an American soldier through the streets of Mogadishu. A videotape showed Michael Durant being taken prisoner by Somali militants.
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