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[[19th Century|1883]] - The [[Orient Express]], a transcontinental railroad on Earth, begins service between [[Paris]] and [[Istanbul]]. <br />
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[[Early History#16th Century|1582]] – The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. <br>
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[[1957]] – Launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.<br />
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[[1957]] – Launch of ''Sputnik I'', the first artificial [[satellite]] to [[orbit]] the [[Earth]]. <br>
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[[1959]] - The Russian satellite Luna 3 is launched, orbiting the [[Luna|Moon]] and photographing 70 percent of the Moon's far side.<br />
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[[1959]] – The Russian [[satellite]] ''Luna 3'' is launched, orbiting the [[Luna|Moon]] and photographing 70% of the Moon's far side.<br>
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[[2004]] – SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight. By being the first private craft to fly into space.<br />
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[[2004]] - Death of American astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the first astronauts and the first American to sleep in orbit.
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Latest revision as of 15:15, 21 December 2023

1582 – The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII.
1957 – Launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
1959 – The Russian satellite Luna 3 is launched, orbiting the Moon and photographing 70% of the Moon's far side.

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