This Day In History
October 04
Both sides battered at Germantown The Battle of Germantown Rutherford B. Hayes is born Frederic Remington is born in Canton, New York Lincoln watches a balloon ascension Germany telegraphs President Wilson seeking armistice Work begins on Mount Rushmore Blues singer Bessie Smith, killed in Mississippi car wreck, is buried Anne Rice is born Heinrich Himmler encourages his SS group leaders Ike warns of the risk of "shell shock" So-called Brooklyn bums win their first World Series Sputnik launched Soviet Union launches Sputnik I Johnson orders the commencement of Oplan 34A raids Pope visits U.S. Pope calls for end to the Vietnam War Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges Beverly Hills, 90210 debuts Plane crashes into apartment building White House siege ends in Moscow Man who served 25 years for murder exonerated by DNA
Both sides battered at Germantown The Battle of Germantown Rutherford B. Hayes is born Frederic Remington is born in Canton, New York Lincoln watches a balloon ascension Germany telegraphs President Wilson seeking armistice Work begins on Mount Rushmore Blues singer Bessie Smith, killed in Mississippi car wreck, is buried Anne Rice is born Heinrich Himmler encourages his SS group leaders Ike warns of the risk of "shell shock" So-called Brooklyn bums win their first World Series Sputnik launched Soviet Union launches Sputnik I Johnson orders the commencement of Oplan 34A raids Pope visits U.S. Pope calls for end to the Vietnam War Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges Beverly Hills, 90210 debuts Plane crashes into apartment building White House siege ends in Moscow Man who served 25 years for murder exonerated by DNA
