...the Soviet Union launched The Sputnik-like probe "Luna 2" from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It took 33.5 hours to reach its destination the moon. The first man-made object to hit the lunar satellite. More info on the Luna Missions here.
UPDATE: Of course, also a very appropriate day for Google to launch the Lunar X Prize, a competition that will award US$20 million to the first team that lands a private unmanned spacecraft on the moon and broadcasts high-definition video back to earth.
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