Google Logos: Pavarotti, Chusok, Mid-Autumn, Reunification, Sputnik

Google ran these logos recently:
This logo, in honor of the birthday of recently deceased Luciano Pavarotti on October 12:

This logo, in honor of Korea’s Thanksgiving (called Chuseok or Chusok):

This logo, in honor of China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, on September 25:

This logo, in honor of Germany’s reunification day:

And finally, this logo, in honor of the 50th anniversary of Sputnik on October 4:

Some are criticizing Google for running a logo honoring Sputnik, a major accomplishment of a totalitarian Soviet regime, when it has never ran a Doodle honoring U.S. military personnel on Memorial Day or Veterans Day.

Original post by Nathan Weinberg