OCTOBER 4
1927:Sculptor Gutzon Borglum begins creating one of the most famous
memorials in the United States, as workers begin to carve the faces of
four of America's most respected presidents on Mount Rushmore.
It will take more than 14 years for Borglum and 400 workers to complete
the 60-foot-tall granite visages of George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hills
National Forest in South Dakota.
1957: Sputnik 1 is launched into orbit by the Soviet Union, beginning the space age
as Earth's first artificial satellite. With a diameter of only 23
inches, Sputnik 1 will orbit at about 18,000 miles per hour; its
accompanying rocket booster is visible from Earth.
1976: Barbara Walters becomes the first woman to coanchor an evening news program, joining Harry Reasoner behind the desk of the ABC Evening News.
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