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October 4, 1535: The Coverdale Bible was published in England. It was the 1st complete Modern English translation of the Bible (not just the Old Testament or New Testament), and the 1st complete printed translation into English.




October 4, 1923: Charlton Heston was born in Wilmette, Illinois. He appeared in almost 100 films, most notably, as Moses in the film The 10 Commandments. Other films include: The Greatest Show on Earth, Ben-Hur, El Cid, Soylent Green, The Omega Man and Planet of the Apes.




October 4, 1936: The Battle of Cable Street took place in Cable Street, Whitechapel, London. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, protecting a march by the British Union of Fascists led by Sir Oswald Mosley and various anti-fascist and Jewish demonstrators.



The song "Cable Street" by English folk trio The Young'uns tells the story of the confrontation from the perspective of a young anti-fascist fighter. Good song!





At 7:28pm tonight (GMT) on Oct 4, 1957 at the Tyuratam Test Range in Kazakhstan, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Prosteyshiy Sputnik 1 (Elementary Satellite 1) into low-Earth orbit, giving shock 'n awe revelation to the United States and igniting a Cold War space and ICBM race.

Sputnik was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On that day a story circulated in the Pentagon that a junior officer rushed to tell a U.S. Air Force general that the enemy had just launched the first artificial satellite. The general blurted out "Which enemy, the Army or the Navy?"

The Beep Heard Around the World

As the sun rose on October 4, 1957, many Americans were talking about baseball. The headlines reported that for the first time in nine years, a team from outside of New York had won a game in the World Series. The day before, in front of 65,202 fans filling Yankee Stadium, Hank Aaron launched a fly ball to center field. Mickey Mantle misplayed it, allowing Aaron to stretch the hit into a triple. The play sparked a rally for the Milwaukee Braves, and the Yankees were unable to recover, losing 4 to 2.

By the time the sun set that evening, however, a completely different topic dominated conversations. On the other side of the world, almost 6,000 miles from Yankee Stadium, another ball had been launched and its effects were both more dramatic and long-lasting.

At the Soviet Baikonur complex in what is now Kazakhstan, at 2:12 in the afternoon New York time, the world suddenly changed. Thirty-two rocket boosters ignited, the desert steppe shook and a three-stage rocket shot skyward, accelerating to over 17,000 miles per hour. At 142 miles above the earth, the rocket’s protective cone released its cargo. Humanity’s first satellite, called Sputnik, started to orbit the earth.

The birth of NASA and [D]ARPA came the following year.


Just a month later and Sputnik being paraded. LOL.


LMAO!


Blue plaque’ at Walthamstow Tesco honours lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss



HMS Agamemnon emerged from the Devonshire Dock Hall at Barrow October 1st, marking the transition from the construction phase to the test and commissioning phase.


6th Astute class submarine HMS Agamemnon rolled out of the build hall

In Greek mythology, Agamemnon means "very steadfast", "unbowed" or "resolute".


NASA has broken the record for the farthest laser communication ever sent. A laser signal to NASA Psyche spacecraft about 290 million miles away. Hmm, a spacecraft named "Psyche".


NASA’s Laser Comms Demo Makes Deep Space Record



The American flag standing tall on Chimney Rock, North Carolina six days after hurricane Helene brought epic flooding that destroyed many towns in western NC.




Beware of Oxford rubber-heels and enjoy the ruska season.




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