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oct 4, 1957 - Sputnik 1 Launch

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The Sputnik 1 Launch from the USSR is important to world history because it is the event which triggered the age of space exploration. This satellite launch worried the US and quickly built a rocket in response. All the events triggered more funding and learning in the space industry all over the world.

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AP World Timeline Part 1

ByAutumn Peters
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oct 4, 1957
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~ 67 years ago

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