On this day in history
October 4
American
1777George Washington attacks the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, in a bold dawn assault that fails in fog bu…
George Washington attacks the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, in a bold dawn assault that fails in fog but shows the Continental Army can strike back.
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1927Gutzon Borglum begins carving Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills, a project that will take 14 years.
Gutzon Borglum begins carving Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills, a project that will take 14 years.
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1970Rock singer Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles at age 27.
Rock singer Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles at age 27.
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World
1957The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, and the space age begins with a beeping m…
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, and the space age begins with a beeping metal sphere.
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1582Catholic Europe goes to sleep on October 4 and wakes on October 15 as the Gregorian calendar drops ten days to…
Catholic Europe goes to sleep on October 4 and wakes on October 15 as the Gregorian calendar drops ten days to fix the drifting solar year.
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1830Belgium declares independence from the Netherlands, creating a new European state after the Brussels uprising.
Belgium declares independence from the Netherlands, creating a new European state after the Brussels uprising.
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1993Boris Yeltsin orders tanks to shell the Russian parliament building in Moscow, crushing a revolt and killing m…
Boris Yeltsin orders tanks to shell the Russian parliament building in Moscow, crushing a revolt and killing more than a hundred people.
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