The Russian uncrewed spacecraft Luna I, the first rocket to pass near the moon, was launched 

Isaac Asimov, US biochemist and science-fiction writer, is born 

Bkln Dodgers pres Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000 

First junior high schools in US opens (Berkeley Calif) 

Elara, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Perrine 

Japanese troops capture Port Arthur 

Pres T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black 

E Verlinger begins manufacturing 7 single-sided records (Montreal) 

George Airy, English Astronomer Royal, dies 

French photographer Louis Daguerre took the first photograph