October
October 1:
-Model T Ford goes on sale 1908
-Congress creates Yosemite National Park 1890
October 2:
-Thurgood Marshall first African American sworn into the Supreme Court 1967
-Gandhi born 1869
October 3:
-Frank Robinson names 1st African American baseball manager 1974
-Lincoln designates Thanksgiving 1863
October 4:
-Frederic Remington American painter, born 1861
-Pope Paul VI’s first visit to the U.S. 1965
October 5:
-Chief Tecumseh killed 1813
-Chief Joseph surrenders 1877
October 6:
-Yom Kippur war starts 1973
-Jane Eyre published 1847
October 7:
-Massive fire in Wisconsin 1871
-U.S.-lead attack on Afghanistan begins 2001
October 8:
-Chicago Fire 1871
-Eddie Rickenbacker most successful fighter ace in WWI, born 1890
October 9:
-Hoover Dam transmits electricity 1936
-Woodrow Wilson 1st President to attend a World Series game 1915
October 10:
-President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African Diplomats 1957
-Birth of U.S Naval Academy 1845
October 11:
-Eleanor Roosevelt Longest First Lady, born 1884
-Blind driver breaks land speed record 2008
October 12:
-Fire in Minnesota 1918
-Racial violence breaks out on U.S. Navy ships 1972
October 13:
-U.S. Navy is born 1775
-Molly Pitcher women said to have fought in Battle of Monmouth, born 1754
October 14:
-Martin Luther King Jr. gets Nobel Peace Prize 1964
-Theodore Roosevelt is shot in Milwaukee 1912
October 15:
-Lee Iacocca engineer of Ford Mustang, born 1924
-Thomas confirmed to the Supreme Court 1991
October 16:
-Oscar Wilde Irish writer and poet, born 1854
-Lincoln speaks out about slavery 1854
October 17:
-San Francisco Earthquake 1989
-Al Capone goes to prison 1931
October 18:
-Mason Dixon Line is drawn 1767
-U.S. gains Alaska 1867
October 19:
-War for Independence ends 1781
-1st Blockbuster store opens 1985
October 20:
-Sydney Opera House opens 1973
-U.S. Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase 1803
October 21:
-Dizzy Gillespie jazz musician born 1917
-Harding Publicly condemns lynching 1921
October 22:
-Gay sergeant challenges the air force 1975
-1st parachutist 1797 in Paris
October 23:
-Johnny Carson TV host, born 1925
-Michael Crichton author and physician, born 1942
October 24:
-United Nations founded 1945
-Black Thursday
October 25:
-Pablo Picasso Spanish painter, born 1881
-Henry Fielding becomes Justice of the Peace 1748
October 26:
-Erie canal opened 1825
-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton born 1947
October 27:
-New York City subway opens 1904
-U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt born 1858
October 28:
-Statue of Liberty dedicated 1886
-Congress enforces prohibition 1919
October 29:
-Hancock resigns as President of congress 1777
-Stock Market crashes 1929
October 30:
-Sense and Sensibility is published 1811
-Muhammad Ali wins Rumble in the Jungle 1874
October 31:
-Earl Lloyd becomes 1st African American player in NBA 1950
-Model T Ford goes on sale 1908
-Congress creates Yosemite National Park 1890
October 2:
-Thurgood Marshall first African American sworn into the Supreme Court 1967
-Gandhi born 1869
October 3:
-Frank Robinson names 1st African American baseball manager 1974
-Lincoln designates Thanksgiving 1863
October 4:
-Frederic Remington American painter, born 1861
-Pope Paul VI’s first visit to the U.S. 1965
October 5:
-Chief Tecumseh killed 1813
-Chief Joseph surrenders 1877
October 6:
-Yom Kippur war starts 1973
-Jane Eyre published 1847
October 7:
-Massive fire in Wisconsin 1871
-U.S.-lead attack on Afghanistan begins 2001
October 8:
-Chicago Fire 1871
-Eddie Rickenbacker most successful fighter ace in WWI, born 1890
October 9:
-Hoover Dam transmits electricity 1936
-Woodrow Wilson 1st President to attend a World Series game 1915
October 10:
-President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African Diplomats 1957
-Birth of U.S Naval Academy 1845
October 11:
-Eleanor Roosevelt Longest First Lady, born 1884
-Blind driver breaks land speed record 2008
October 12:
-Fire in Minnesota 1918
-Racial violence breaks out on U.S. Navy ships 1972
October 13:
-U.S. Navy is born 1775
-Molly Pitcher women said to have fought in Battle of Monmouth, born 1754
October 14:
-Martin Luther King Jr. gets Nobel Peace Prize 1964
-Theodore Roosevelt is shot in Milwaukee 1912
October 15:
-Lee Iacocca engineer of Ford Mustang, born 1924
-Thomas confirmed to the Supreme Court 1991
October 16:
-Oscar Wilde Irish writer and poet, born 1854
-Lincoln speaks out about slavery 1854
October 17:
-San Francisco Earthquake 1989
-Al Capone goes to prison 1931
October 18:
-Mason Dixon Line is drawn 1767
-U.S. gains Alaska 1867
October 19:
-War for Independence ends 1781
-1st Blockbuster store opens 1985
October 20:
-Sydney Opera House opens 1973
-U.S. Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase 1803
October 21:
-Dizzy Gillespie jazz musician born 1917
-Harding Publicly condemns lynching 1921
October 22:
-Gay sergeant challenges the air force 1975
-1st parachutist 1797 in Paris
October 23:
-Johnny Carson TV host, born 1925
-Michael Crichton author and physician, born 1942
October 24:
-United Nations founded 1945
-Black Thursday
October 25:
-Pablo Picasso Spanish painter, born 1881
-Henry Fielding becomes Justice of the Peace 1748
October 26:
-Erie canal opened 1825
-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton born 1947
October 27:
-New York City subway opens 1904
-U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt born 1858
October 28:
-Statue of Liberty dedicated 1886
-Congress enforces prohibition 1919
October 29:
-Hancock resigns as President of congress 1777
-Stock Market crashes 1929
October 30:
-Sense and Sensibility is published 1811
-Muhammad Ali wins Rumble in the Jungle 1874
October 31:
-Earl Lloyd becomes 1st African American player in NBA 1950