Today in History 10/04 (Mount Rushmore National Memorial)

Website: www.nps.gov/moru
Address: 13000 Sd-24457751, Keystone, SD 57751
Phone: (605) 574-2523
Established: Mar 03, 1925
Area: 2 sq miles
Annual visitors: 2.43 million (2016)
Nearest city: Keystone

Mount Rushmore, showing the full size of the mountain and the scree of rocks from the sculpting and construction.
wiki/Mount_Rushmore
(1927) America’s leaders set in stone in South Dakota.
Also on this day,
1535 | The first English Bible is printed under threats of heresy
Also on this day,
1535 | The first English Bible is printed under threats of heresy
Working amid the sociopolitical chaos of the 16th-century English Reformation, Myles Coverdale helps translate and print the world’s first bible written in English. This is utter heresy to some, and Coverdale has done most of his work from the relative safety of Antwerp, Belgium.1957 | Launch of Soviet’s Sputnik into orbit sparks space race
A 184-lb metal sphere streaking through Earth’s low orbit at 18,000-mph sends shockwaves through the geopolitical landscape, as the USSR’s launch of its ‘Sputnik’ satellite makes the Soviet Union the first nation to send a manmade object into orbit, beating the US by three months.1990 | Teen drama ‘Bevery Hills, 90210’ makes its TV debut
Producer Aaron Spelling introduces viewers to a group of teenagers living in the upscale California area. The show will bring fame to its cast members—not to mention their sideburns and zip code—during its 10-year run, addressing social issues via teen soap-opera drama.
Today in History 10/04/17

Launched: Oct 04, 1957
Orbital speed: 4.97 miles/s (8 km/s)
Orbital height: 359 miles (577 km)
Launch vehicle: Sputnik
Manufacturer: S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
Launch sites: Gagarin's Start
Some R-7 variants
wiki/Sputnik_1