oct 4, 1957 - USSR Wins the Space Race
Description:
USSR and the US are in a competition to see who can send the first man to space. USSR send the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, on October 4, 1957 and the US wouldn't launch their first satellite until almost 4 months later, on January 31, 1958.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 4, 1957
Now
~ 68 years ago