Today in History Today is Sunday, Oct. 4, the 278th day of 2020. There are 88 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. On this date: In 1861, during the Civil War, the United States Navy authorized construction of the first ironclad ship, the USS Monitor. In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps. In 1951, the MGM movie musical “An American in Paris,” starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron (ka-ROHN'), had its U.S. premiere in New York. In 1957, James R. Hoffa was elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The family comedy series “Leave It to Beaver” premiered on CBS. In 1965, Pope Paul VI, making the first-ever papal visit to the Western Hemisphere, addressed the U.N. General Assembly, where he urged delegates to adopt as their solemn oath: “No more war, war never again.” In...
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