{"id":208250,"date":"2020-01-01T13:36:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/october-4\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:35:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:35:57","slug":"october-4","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/october-4\/","title":{"rendered":"October 4: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October 4th is officially Ship in A Bottle Day and Taco Day.

We made it to day 277 of the year, and there are only days remaining in 2025.

October 4 in history was a day of disasters, inventions and so much more. Here you’ll discover some interesting facts and events that all make this day such an important one in history.

Did you know that on this day in 1957, Sputnik 1 became Earth’s first artificial satellite to go into orbit? It orbited for three weeks before its batteries died and then crashed down two weeks later.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about October 4th in history!\r\n\r\n

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What memorable events happened on October 4 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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2017\r\n\r\n

UK Prime Minister Theresa May was “pink-slipped” during her speech at the Conservative National Conference.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Officially it was a P45 Termination of Employment paper.\r\n\r\n

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2011\r\n\r\n

Dark Souls, the second Souls game after Demon’s Souls, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It wasn’t quite a sequel to Demon’s Souls, but it’s close enough for them to be considered within the same series. Dark Souls was an incredibly well-received game with just one catch: players thought it was way too difficult!\r\n\r\n

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2006\r\n\r\n

Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks.com.\r\n\r\n
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WikiLeaks is a website that archives documents, often of a sensitive, governmental nature.\r\n\r\n

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2001\r\n\r\n

143 people were killed in a Siberian Airlines plane crash that was shot down by Ukrainian Missiles over the Black Sea.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In Charlotte, North Carolina, the Loomis, Fargo & Co vaults were robbed of $17.3 million! Twenty-four people were convicted for the theft, and 88% of the money was recovered.\r\n\r\n

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1974\r\n\r\n

John Lennon’s album “Walls and Bridges” was released in the US.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1965\r\n\r\n

Pope John Paul IV visited New York, becoming the first Pope to visit the Western Hemisphere.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1957\r\n\r\n

Sputnik 1 became Earth’s first artificial satellite to go into orbit.\r\n\r\n
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1927\r\n\r\n

Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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