Thursday, October 30, 2025
This Day In History
November 3, 1957
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, which carried the dog Laika, the first living creature to be shot into space and orbit Earth.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-3
This Day In History
November 2, 1983
U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill designating the third Monday in January a national holiday in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-2
This Day In History
November 1, 1997
James Cameron's Titanic, a drama about the doomed ocean liner, had its first public screening at the Tokyo International Film Festival; the movie would become one of the highest grossing of all time, and it made Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet international stars.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-1
This Day In History
October 31, 1517
Luther's Ninety-five Theses posted
According to tradition, Martin Luther this day in 1517 posted on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, his Ninety-five Theses, a manifesto that turned a protest about an indulgence scandal into the Protestant Reformation.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/October-31
This Day In History
October 30, 1938
Orson Welles's radio dramatization of H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds was broadcast, causing great alarm—though reports of a nationwide panic were unfounded—as some listeners feared a genuine invasion from Mars.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/October-30
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