Get this from a library! We interrupt this broadcast: the events that stopped our lives-- from the Hindenburg explosion to the Virginia Tech shooting. [Joe Garner; Bill Kurtis] -- Recounts the details of forty-six significant events of the twentieth century, each with photographs from the scene; and features three compact discs that contain over two hours of audio from the.

The Soviets were always quite secretive about their plans and projects, so the U.S. was shocked when on October 4, , the Soviets announced the launch of Sputnik I. If the Soviets could launch.

Aug 22,  · The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first manmade object to orbit the earth, on October 4, , to little fanfare. In fact, the official Soviet news agency, Tass, didn’t announce the.

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Oct 03,  · The front page of the Soviet newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, at left, on Oct. 6, , two days after the Soviet Union launched its Sputnik satellite, at right.

Nov 06,  · The vast majority of people living today, at the beginning of the 21st century, were born after Sputnik was launched and may be unaware of the degree to which it helped shape life as we .

We interrupt this broadcast.. [Bill Kurtis;] Compact disc. Accompanying book with the same title published: Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, © WWII ends --Truman defeats Dewey --General MacArthur fired --Sputnik launched by Soviets --John Glenn orbits Earth --Marilyn Monroe dies - .

Oct 06,  · When Soviets Launched Sputnik, C.I.A. Was Not Surprised The Soviet Union propelled the Sputnik satellite into space in , making it the first man-made object to orbit the earth.