October 4th
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
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What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
For Those With Birthdays 4th October or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1921, 1927, 1933, 1942, 1954, 1957, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, Born This Day,
U.S.
1927 U.S.A. Mount Rushmore
4th October, 1927: Work begins by sculptor Gutzon Borglum on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota. It would take another 12 years for the granite images of four of America’s most revered and beloved presidents to finish. The Presidents depicted are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.
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1927 U.S.A. Mount Rushmore
4th October, 1927: Work begins by sculptor Gutzon Borglum on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota. It would take another 12 years for the granite images of four of America’s most revered and beloved presidents to finish. The Presidents depicted are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.
U.S.
1919 U.S.A. 1919 World Series
4th October, 1919: By the 4th game of the 1919 World Series between the champion Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Questions were already being asked re "Is The 1919 Series Fixed" which the Cincinnati Reds won . Following 12 months of investigation and confessions from2 of the players all eight implicated White Sox were banned from Major League Baseball for life and the first Commissioner of Baseball is created to ensure it never happened again.
1919 U.S.A. 1919 World Series
4th October, 1919: By the 4th game of the 1919 World Series between the champion Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Questions were already being asked re "Is The 1919 Series Fixed" which the Cincinnati Reds won . Following 12 months of investigation and confessions from2 of the players all eight implicated White Sox were banned from Major League Baseball for life and the first Commissioner of Baseball is created to ensure it never happened again.
U.S.
1921 U.S.A. Tuberculosis
4th October, 1921: A new report from state officials confirms that the number of deaths caused by Tuberculosis continues to rise in State of Michigan.
1921 U.S.A. Tuberculosis
4th October, 1921: A new report from state officials confirms that the number of deaths caused by Tuberculosis continues to rise in State of Michigan.
U.S.
1933 U.S.A. 18th Amendment
4th October, 1933: Seven new states will hold referendums in the next month including Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky for repeal of the 18th Amendment to change from dry states to wet states which will allow alcohol to be sold once again, it is believed the majority will vote in favor of repealing the law.
1933 U.S.A. 18th Amendment
4th October, 1933: Seven new states will hold referendums in the next month including Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky for repeal of the 18th Amendment to change from dry states to wet states which will allow alcohol to be sold once again, it is believed the majority will vote in favor of repealing the law.
U.S.
1942 World War II Taxes
4th October, 1942: The chairman of the Finance Committee told the senate today that the American people would have to pay a total of $36,500,000,000 in taxes to pay for the war effort and demands for a sales tax to finance this are gathering pace.
1942 World War II Taxes
4th October, 1942: The chairman of the Finance Committee told the senate today that the American people would have to pay a total of $36,500,000,000 in taxes to pay for the war effort and demands for a sales tax to finance this are gathering pace.
U.S.
1954 U.S.A. Marilyn Monroe
4th October, 1954: Marilyn Monroe the worlds number 1 pin up girl has announced her intention to obtain a divorce from one of the worlds finest baseball players Joe Dimaggio on the grounds of mental cruelty. They have been married less than 9 months .
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1954 U.S.A. Marilyn Monroe
4th October, 1954: Marilyn Monroe the worlds number 1 pin up girl has announced her intention to obtain a divorce from one of the worlds finest baseball players Joe Dimaggio on the grounds of mental cruelty. They have been married less than 9 months .
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Space
1957 Space Space Race
4th October, 1957: The Space Race begins when the Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite SPUTNIK , To put this in to context Sputnik weighed 184lbs and measured 22inches in diameter and circled the earth every 1hr and 36 minutes.
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1957 Space Space Race
4th October, 1957: The Space Race begins when the Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite SPUTNIK , To put this in to context Sputnik weighed 184lbs and measured 22inches in diameter and circled the earth every 1hr and 36 minutes.
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U.S.
1965 U.S.A. Pope Paul VI
4th October, 1965 : Pope Paul VI becomes the first Pope to visit the United States when he lands in New York and addressed the United Nations pleading for peace in Vietnam .
1965 U.S.A. Pope Paul VI
4th October, 1965 : Pope Paul VI becomes the first Pope to visit the United States when he lands in New York and addressed the United Nations pleading for peace in Vietnam .
China
1969 China Hydrogen Bomb
4th October, 1969: China has announced a hydrogen bomb was recently tested in the western region of the Chinese mainland and the country had completed its first underground nuclear explosion
1969 China Hydrogen Bomb
4th October, 1969: China has announced a hydrogen bomb was recently tested in the western region of the Chinese mainland and the country had completed its first underground nuclear explosion
U.S.
1970 U.S.A. Janis Joplin
4th October, 1970 : Janis Joplin, is found dead caused by an accidental overdose of heroin
1970 U.S.A. Janis Joplin
4th October, 1970 : Janis Joplin, is found dead caused by an accidental overdose of heroin
U.S.
1970 U.S.A. Kent State University
4th October, 1970 : A presidential task force that looked into the Ohio National Guard's fatal shooting of four students and wounding of nine others at Kent State University last May 4 have said that the National Guard's 61 shots within a 13-second period was a serious error.
1970 U.S.A. Kent State University
4th October, 1970 : A presidential task force that looked into the Ohio National Guard's fatal shooting of four students and wounding of nine others at Kent State University last May 4 have said that the National Guard's 61 shots within a 13-second period was a serious error.
U.S.
1976 U.S.A. Barbara Walters
4th October, 1976 : Barbara Walters starts earning her $1,000,000 salary tonight when she joins anchorman Harry Reasoner on the ABC evening news.
1976 U.S.A. Barbara Walters
4th October, 1976 : Barbara Walters starts earning her $1,000,000 salary tonight when she joins anchorman Harry Reasoner on the ABC evening news.
UK
1976 UK Inter-City 125
4th October, 1976 : British Rail begins its Inter-City 125 MPH High Speed Train service between London - Bristol - Cardiff .
1976 UK Inter-City 125
4th October, 1976 : British Rail begins its Inter-City 125 MPH High Speed Train service between London - Bristol - Cardiff .
India
1977 India Indira Gandhi
4th October, 1977: Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was released after spending 16 hours in police custody for charges of political corruption
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1977 India Indira Gandhi
4th October, 1977: Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was released after spending 16 hours in police custody for charges of political corruption
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U.S.
1985 U.S.A. Unemployment
4th October, 1985 : The latest unemployment figures released show that the unemployment rate is now at 7.1% with unemployment in the black sector now reaching 15.3% , this is part of a continuing trend that worries both government officials .
1985 U.S.A. Unemployment
4th October, 1985 : The latest unemployment figures released show that the unemployment rate is now at 7.1% with unemployment in the black sector now reaching 15.3% , this is part of a continuing trend that worries both government officials .
Netherlands
1992 Holland Plane Crash
4th October, 1992: An Israeli cargo jet suffering from engine problems crashes into an apartment building close to the airport in Amsterdam, Holland killing approximately 100 people in the apartment building
1992 Holland Plane Crash
4th October, 1992: An Israeli cargo jet suffering from engine problems crashes into an apartment building close to the airport in Amsterdam, Holland killing approximately 100 people in the apartment building
Russia
1993 Soviet Union Rebels
4th October, 1993: Rebel parliamentarians led by Vice President Aleksandr Rutskoi and Chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov surrender to Russian President Boris Yeltsin after he brings in tanks to surround the Russian White House parliament building.
1993 Soviet Union Rebels
4th October, 1993: Rebel parliamentarians led by Vice President Aleksandr Rutskoi and Chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov surrender to Russian President Boris Yeltsin after he brings in tanks to surround the Russian White House parliament building.
U.S.
1997 U.S.A. Loomis, Fargo and Company Robbery
4th October, 1997 : An insider job at an office of Loomis, Fargo and Company results in the robbery of $17.3 million in cash.
1997 U.S.A. Loomis, Fargo and Company Robbery
4th October, 1997 : An insider job at an office of Loomis, Fargo and Company results in the robbery of $17.3 million in cash.
UK
2000 UK Last Mini Rolls Off Production Line
4th October, 2000 : After more than 40 years of production and over 5 million minis sold the last mini is driven off the production line at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham by 60s Icon Lulu today. The new Mini which is a complete redesign and will be called the New Mini by BMW will go on sale next year. When the Mini first went on sale in 1961 it cost £496 the last few Mini's built this year cost about £8,500.
2000 UK Last Mini Rolls Off Production Line
4th October, 2000 : After more than 40 years of production and over 5 million minis sold the last mini is driven off the production line at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham by 60s Icon Lulu today. The new Mini which is a complete redesign and will be called the New Mini by BMW will go on sale next year. When the Mini first went on sale in 1961 it cost £496 the last few Mini's built this year cost about £8,500.
U.S.
2002 U.S.A. John Walker Lindh
4th October, 2002 : John Walker Lindh is sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in Alexandria, Va. John Phillip Walker Lindh was captured during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan while serving in the Taliban army, he was a US citizen and tried in a US court . The charges bought against him included Conspiracy to murder U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals and conspiracy to provide material support and resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations for which he could have received up to three life sentences plus 90 additional years. He was offered a plea bargain "of pleading guilty to supplying services to the Taliban, and carrying weapons during crimes of violence" for which he would receive 20 years which he accepted and is now serving his sentence in FCI, Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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2002 U.S.A. John Walker Lindh
4th October, 2002 : John Walker Lindh is sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in Alexandria, Va. John Phillip Walker Lindh was captured during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan while serving in the Taliban army, he was a US citizen and tried in a US court . The charges bought against him included Conspiracy to murder U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals and conspiracy to provide material support and resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations for which he could have received up to three life sentences plus 90 additional years. He was offered a plea bargain "of pleading guilty to supplying services to the Taliban, and carrying weapons during crimes of violence" for which he would receive 20 years which he accepted and is now serving his sentence in FCI, Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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