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Sputnik 1 launched (1957), Germany requested armistice in WWI (1918), US bank robbery (1997), first US Open golf tournament (1895), first commercial flight across Atlantic (1958), Mount Rushmore sculpture began (1927), Belgium declared independence (1830), Bible printed in English (1537), Orient Express began (1883), Pope Paul VI visited US (1965).
The world’s first artificial orbiting satellite was launched. (1957) The launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union is considered the beginning of the “space age”. It successfully circled the Earth for three months and traveled about 37 million miles (60 million kilometers).
Germany requested an armistice from the United States during World War I. (1918) Max von Baden, the newly appointed German chancellor, contacted US President Woodrow Wilson hoping to establish a truce. President Wilson rejected it, indicating that Germany had to become a democratic state before that could happen. The brief negotiations, however, lessened the German Army’s desire to fight on; the war ended on 11 November.
The second largest bank robbery in US history took place. (1997) 17.3 million US dollars (USD) was stolen from Loomis, Fargo & Company bank. In terms of cash robberies, it was the second largest in US history. Twenty-four people were eventually convicted of crimes associated with the robbery, and about 95 percent of the money was recovered.
The first US Open golf tournament was held. (1895) The US Golf Association hosted the tournament in Rhode Island at the Newport Country Club. The first tournament lasted one day and was played in rounds on a nine-hole course. The winner took home $150 USD and a gold medal. Today, the US Open is one of four global golf tournaments played each year.
First commercial flight service across the Atlantic begins. (1958) Passengers could fly regularly from New York to London for the first time on British Overseas Airway Corp. (BOAC) airliners.
Sculpture has begun on the US monument Mount Rushmore. (1927) It took American sculptor Gutzon Borglum about 12 years to complete the famous South Dakota monument, which features the faces of US presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Belgium has become an independent country. (1830) Belgium declared independence from the Netherlands after winning the Belgian Revolution. The country was recognized by European countries with the signing of the Treaty of London in 1939.
The Bible was first printed in English. (1537) “Mathew’s Bible” was translated by Miles Coverdale and William Tyndale and published by John Rogers, who worked under the name of Thomas Mathew.
The Orient Express worked for the first time. (1883) The first leg of the famous passenger train, which operated under the name Express d’Orient until 1891, connected Paris, Vienna, Munich and Romania. Four more routes were later added. The business ceased in 2009.
Pope Paul VI became the first Pope to visit the United States. (1965) he He was also the first Pope to venture into the Western Hemisphere. Pope Paul VI arrived in New York to plead with the US government for peace during the Vietnam War.
