This Day in History --
1957: Sputnik 1 launched by U.S.S.R.
On this day in 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, which orbited the Earth until 1958, inaugurated the space age, and heightened Cold War competition between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.
1822:Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States (1877–81), who brought post-Civil War Reconstruction to an end in the South, was born.
1535:The first complete English Bible, the work of Miles Coverdale, came off the press either in Zürich (Switzerland) or in Cologne (Germany).
1190:Richard I (the Lion-Heart), on his way to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, invaded a hostile Sicily and took the key city of Messina.
Quote of the Day --
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor."
Robert Frost, "The Black Cottage"
Biography of the Day -- Charlton Heston
American actor Charlton Heston, born this day in 1924 and best known for his performances in Ben-Hur (for which he won an Academy Award) and The Ten Commandments, also served as president of the National Rifle Association.
From britannica.gather.com
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