"Today in history: On Oct. 4, 2002, American Taliban John Walker Lindh received a 20-year sentence after a sobbing plea for forgiveness before a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia. (He was released from prison in May, 2019.) Also on this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington's troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties and the retreat of Washington's Continental Army."
"In 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit the Western Hemisphere as he addressed the U.N. General Assembly. In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room at age 27. In 2001, a Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia was accidentally downed by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Black Sea, killing all 78 people aboard."
Oct. 4, 2025 is the 277th day of the year with 88 days remaining. On Oct. 4, 2002 John Walker Lindh received a 20-year sentence; he was released in 2019. In 1777 Washington's troops attacked the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, suffered heavy casualties and retreated. In 1927 Gutzon Borglum began Mount Rushmore construction; in 1957 Sputnik 1 launched, beginning the Space Age. In 1965 Pope Paul VI addressed the U.N. General Assembly; in 1970 Janis Joplin was found dead at age 27. In 2001 a Russian airliner was downed over the Black Sea, killing 78; SpaceShipOne reached the edge of space in 2004. Notable birthdays include Susan Sarandon and Tony La Russa.
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