October 4th

• 1880
  University of California founded in Los Angeles.
• 1883
  The Orient Express departs on its first official journey from Paris to Istanbul.
• 1997
  Second largest cash robbery in U.S. history at Loomis, Fargo and Company in Charlotte, North Carolina; $17.3 million taken.
• 2012
  7-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher announces retirement at the end of the season.
• 1895
  First US Open for Golf.
• 1988
  Derrick Rose, American basketball player, born.
• 1957
  Sputnik launched, marking the beginning of the space age.

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• 1927
  Work begins on Mount Rushmore.