1957
Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into orbit around the earth, ushering in the Space Age and Space Race.
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1887
The International Herald Tribune was published for the first time.
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1895
The first U.S. Open Golf tournament was held in Newport, Rhode Island.
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1965
Pope Paul VI made the first visit to the Western Hemisphere by a reigning pope. He came to New York to address the UN General Assembly.
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1970
Rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead of a drug overdose at age 27.
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1990
The German parliament met for the first time since the reunification of Germany.
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2001
Authorities confirmed a tabloid editor in Florida had contracted anthrax. He died the next day.
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2002
John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban," received a 20-year sentence.
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