Sputnik 1 became Earth’s first artificial satellite to go into orbit.
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Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks.com.
Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore.
143 people were killed in a Siberian Airlines plane crash that was shot down by Ukrainian Missiles over the Black Sea.
Dark Souls, the second Souls game after Demon's Souls, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.
The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.
