What happend on 4th October

03.10
05.10
1988

U.S. televangelist Jim Bakker indicted for fraud.

1983

Hooters restaurant first opened in Clearwater, Florida, United States.

1983

Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph, driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States.

1966

Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.

1960

An Eastern Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra flying from Boston crashes, killing 62 people after a bird strike.

1958

Fifth Republic of France established.

1957

Launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

1931

Debut appearance of the Dick Tracy comic strip, created by cartoonist Chester Gould.

1895

The first U.S. Open Mens' Golf Championship run by the United States Golf Association was played on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island.

1883

First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.