Monday, October 04, 2021

History for October 4

History for October 4 - On-This-Day.com
Charlton Heston 1924
  • 1648 - The first volunteer fire department was established in New York by Peter Stuyvesant.
  • 1895 - The first U.S. Open golf tournament took place in Newport, RI.
  • 1927 - The first actual work of carving began on Mount Rushmore.
  • 1931 - The comic strip "Dick Tracy" made its debut in the Detroit Daily Mirror. The strip was created by Chester Gould.
  • 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
  • 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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