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January 4

This Day in History

6 historical events

National Events (6)

2004

Spirit rover lands on Mars

NASA’s Spirit rover successfully landed on Mars, beginning a landmark mission that, along with its twin Opportunity, vastly expanded our knowledge of the Red Planet’s geology and past water activity

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2004

Spirit rover lands on Mars

NASA’s Spirit rover successfully landed on Mars, beginning a landmark mission that, along with its twin Opportunity, vastly expanded our knowledge of the Red Planet’s geology and past water activity

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1896

Utah joins the Union

Utah was admitted as the 45th U.S. state. After decades of territorial status and conflict over the practice of polygamy, statehood marked Utah’s full integration into the United States, with the Mormon Church renouncing polygamy beforehand

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1896

Utah joins the Union

Utah was admitted as the 45th U.S. state. After decades of territorial status and conflict over the practice of polygamy, statehood marked Utah’s full integration into the United States, with the Mormon Church renouncing polygamy beforehand

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1809

Louis Braille born

Louis Braille, the French inventor of the Braille reading system for the blind, was born. His development of a raised-dot alphabet (published in 1829) revolutionized education and literacy for visually impaired people worldwide

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1809

Louis Braille born

Louis Braille, the French inventor of the Braille reading system for the blind, was born. His development of a raised-dot alphabet (published in 1829) revolutionized education and literacy for visually impaired people worldwide

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