History Today - Oct. 3

In 1582, the Gregorian calendar went into effect. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik. In 1927, Gutzon Borglum began carving the faces of four presidents into the side of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest. In 1970, singer Janis Jopl ...  Show more

In 1836, the HMS Beagle returned to England with naturalist Charles Darwin on board. In 1944, the Warsaw Uprising ended, with the surrender of the surviving Polish resistance fighters to German forces. In 1965, Gatorade was used for the first time in a game. The Florida Gators be ...  Show more

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