October 04

Monday 04, 2004:

SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.

Tuesday 04, 1988:

U.S. televangelist Jim Bakker indicted for fraud.

Tuesday 04, 1983:

Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph, driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States.

Friday 04, 1957:

Launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

Friday 04, 1895:

The first U.S. Open Mens' Golf Championship run by the United States Golf Association was played on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island.

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