Events on Jan 04

1962
First Automated Subway Train
The first automated and unmanned subway train runs in New York City.

1960
French Author Albert Camus Dies
Albert Camus, the famous French existentialist author, dies in an automobile accident at the age of 46.

1959
First Spacecraft to Escape Gravity
The spacecraft Luna 1 becomes the first one to escape the Earth's gravity.

1948
Burma Gains Independence
Great Britain grants the independence of Burma.

1936
First Music Hit Parade
Billboard Magazine issues its first music hit parade.