Today is the 307th day of 2023 and the 42nd day of autumn. TODAY’SHISTORY: In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 with a dog named Laika aboard. Laika was the first creature to be sent into orbit. In 1964, residents of Washington, D.C., were eligible to vote in the presidential election for the first time since the city was established in 1800. In 1973, NASA launched Mariner 10, the…