oct 4, 1957 - 19. USSR Launches Sputnik

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October 4th, 1957

After millions of rubles and countless hours, on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first ever satellite to orbit Earth. This event is significant because it created a view in the United States’ eyes that the USSR was more technology advance which eventually led to the Space Race and the creation of NASA.

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