The launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite
The launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite
The facts
| Dates | AD 1957 |
|---|---|
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
The launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite falls 5961 years out from Creation at the centre. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
The discovery of penicillin by Alexander FlemingAD 1928The discovery of PlutoAD 1930The detonation of the first atomic bombAD 1945The first successful climb of Mount EverestAD 1953The assassination of Martin Luther King JrAD 1968The first human steps on the MoonAD 1969The Watergate scandalAD 1972Billy Graham preaches to a million in South KoreaAD 1973
Now see where it sits
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