#OnThisDay, October 4, in 1957, the Soviet Union made history by sending the first artificial satellite into outer space (depicted in October Sky, 1999, starring Jake Gyllenhaal)

#OnThisDay, October 4, in 1957, the Soviet Union made history by sending the first artificial satellite into outer space (depicted in October Sky, 1999, starring Jake Gyllenhaal)

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#OctoberSky. If you need some good old fashioned inspiration, check this one out. A real gem (based on a true story).

"“I may not be the best, but I come to believe that I got it in me to be somebody in this world. And it's not because I'm so different from you either, it's because I'm the same. I mean, I can be just as hard-headed, and just as tough. I only hope I can be as good a man as you"

The cast includes #JakeGyllenhaal, #ChrisCooper and #LauraDern.