Mare
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October 4th
1777: In Pennsylvania, the Battle of Germantown is fought.
1895: Horace Rawlins receives $150 as the winner of the inaugural U.S. Open golf championship.
1909: The first airship race in the United States begins in St. Louis, Missouri. Four hydrogen-filled dirigibles compete for a prize of $1,000.
1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 into orbit.
1958: Transatlantic jet service begins.
1965: Pope Paul VI makes the first papal visit to the United States, attending a public mass in Yankee Stadium before departing.
1777: In Pennsylvania, the Battle of Germantown is fought.
1895: Horace Rawlins receives $150 as the winner of the inaugural U.S. Open golf championship.
1909: The first airship race in the United States begins in St. Louis, Missouri. Four hydrogen-filled dirigibles compete for a prize of $1,000.
1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 into orbit.
1958: Transatlantic jet service begins.
1965: Pope Paul VI makes the first papal visit to the United States, attending a public mass in Yankee Stadium before departing.