<p>The first artificial satellite to orbit the earth - Sputnik 1 - is launched,  and Wikileaks is launched by Julian Assange...On This Day!</p>

The first artificial satellite to orbit the earth - Sputnik 1 - is launched, and Wikileaks is launched by Julian Assange...On This Day!

<p>The first artificial satellite to orbit the earth - Sputnik 1 - is launched, &nbsp;and Wikileaks is launched by Julian Assange...On This Day!</p>

October 4th

A daily time capsule of stories of the significant, intriguing or just plain forgotten events of history that all occurred on this day.

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