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October 4 ~ In 1905 Orville Wright pilots a flight lasting 33 minutes, 17 seconds and covering 21 miles; the first flight to last longer than 30 minutes. Learn more about the history of aeronautics @ your library. Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, is launched in 1957, beginning the space race. Sputnik orbited the earth every 96 minutes at a maximum height of 584 miles. In 1958, it reentered the earth's atmosphere and burned up. Exlpore more about Sputnik @ your library

October 3 ~ The first conference on wireless telegraphy held in Berlin in 1906 adopts SOS as the warning signal. Learn about telegraphy @ your library. In search of the Northwest Passage, Captain James Cook anchors at Alaska in 1778. William Bligh of HMS Bounty fame, is Cook’s Sailing Master. More information about the search for the Northwest Passage @ your library!

October 2 ~ The nation’s 4th planetarium, New York’s Hayden Planetarium opens in 1935. In 1836 Charles Darwin returns to his native England after a five-year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. Discover Darwin @ your library

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October 1 ~ In 1977 the U.S. Department of Energy is established. What has the DOE been up to? Find out at @ your library. The nation’s first ultra high frequency (UHF) television station begins broadcasting in Portland, Oregon. Discover more about television engineering @ your library. The Ford Model T hits the market in 1908. More than 15 million of these black vehicles will eventually be sold. More about automobiles @ your library

September - a new Faculty is engaged with Samuel Cushman as Dean [Regents of Education, Annual Report of the Regents of Education to His Excellency The Governor. December 15, 1890, pg. 18] October 1 - Campus reopened for continuous service [Regents of Education, Annual Report of the Regents of Education to His Excellency The Governor. December 15, 1890, pg. 18]

September 30 ~ Microsoft Corporation releases Internet Explorer 4.0 on this day in 1997. Learn more about Microsoft @ your library. In 1954, the nuclear submarine Nautilus is commissioned. Discover more about nuclear submarines @ your library.