Today is 4th January ’10 and here’s what happened today in tech…

1 – In 1958. Sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up.
2 - In 1959. Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth’s gravity.
3 – In 1962. 1st automated (unmanned) subway train (NYC).
4 - In 2004. Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.