Sputnik 1 became Earth’s first artificial satellite to go into orbit.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May was 'pink-slipped' during her speech at the Conservative National Conference.
The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.
John Lennon's album 'Walls and Bridges' was released in the US.
The pocket watch patent was awarded to Dutch mathematician and scientist Christiaan Huygens.
Pope John Paul IV visited New York, becoming the first Pope to visit the Western Hemisphere.
