http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: Today in History (Nov 03) en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:08:05 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22614#post-466159 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:12:22 +0000 jeankit 466159@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Poor astro-pup Laika...thanks to him we know how to take better care of pets traveling to the outer limits! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22614#post-466120 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:22:38 +0000 Dee 466120@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Today in 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik 2, with a dog, Laika, inside. Laika would become the first animal sent into Earth orbit to study the effects of spaceflight on living creatures. Laika would die shortly after the satellite launched.</p> <p>Also today in 1986, the famous Iran-Contra scandal was exposed by a Lebanese newspaper. In essence, the United States was found to be supplying weapons to embargoed Iran in an attempt to boost relations between the two nations. Eleven members of the United States government were convicted of crimes in this scandal. </p>