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October History Facts

Birthdays

  • Charlton Heston - Oct. 4, 1923
  • Frederic Remington - Oct. 4, 1861
  • Jonathan Edwards - Oct. 5, 1703
  • Lucille Ball - Oct. 6, 1911
  • Nathanael Greene - Oct. 7, 1742
  • Kirk Cameron - Oct. 12, 1973
  • Margaret Thatcher - Oct. 13, 1925
  • Tim Tebow - Oct. 14, 1987
  • John Wooden - Oct. 14, 1910
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower - Oct. 14, 1890
  • William Penn - Oct. 14, 1644
  • Noah Webster - Oct. 16, 1758
  • Jean Arthur - Oct. 17, 1900
  • Edmund D. Lewis - Oct. 17, 1835
  • Matthew Henry - Oct. 18, 1662
  • Brad Daugherty - Oct. 19, 1965
  • John Adams - Oct. 19, 1735
  • Mickey Mantle - Oct. 20, 1931
  • Ronald E. Rosser - Oct. 24, 1929
  • Theodore ("Teddy") Roosevelt - Oct. 27, 1858
  • Fred MacMurray - Oct. 30, 1908
  • Brian Piccolo - Oct. 31, 1943
  • Michael Landon - Oct. 31, 1936
  • Dale Evans - Oct. 31, 1912
  • Boston Custer - Oct. 31, 1848

Events

  • Roger Maris hits 61st homerun in one season - Oct. 1, 1961
  • Nuremberg Trials end - Oct. 1, 1946
  • Ford Motor Company introduces the Model T - Oct. 1, 1908
  • Russians launch Sputnik 1 into space - Oct. 4, 1957
  • "Leave It To Beaver" Debuts On Television - Oct. 4, 1957
  • Construction on Mount Rushmore begins - Oct. 4, 1927
  • Charles Spurgeon delivers sermon to his largest crowd: 23,674 people - Oct. 7, 1857
  • Sgt. York single-handedly kills/captures German battalion - WWI - Oct. 8, 1918
  • Great Chicago Fire Begins - Oct. 8, 1871
  • Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson hold first wire converstion ever - Oct. 9, 1876
  • Day Two Of Great Chicago Fire - Oct. 9, 1871
  • Day Three Of Great Chicago Fire - Oct. 10, 1871
  • Alcatraz prison recieves first prisoners - Oct. 11, 1934
  • Edith Cavell executed by German firing squad (WWI). - Oct. 12, 1915
  • Christopher Columbus discovers America - Oct. 12, 1492
  • Felix Baumgartner sets skydiving world record - Oct. 14, 2012
  • 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' Released - Oct. 17, 1939
  • English General Cornwallis surrenders to Gen. Washington and french allies - Oct. 17, 1781
  • MacArthur returns to the Philippines - Oct. 20, 1944
  • Florence Nightingale and staff depart to aid Crimean War wounded - Oct. 21, 1854
  • International Day Of The Nacho - Oct. 21, 0000
  • Edison successfully tests first commercially practical incandescent light - Oct. 22, 1879
  • "The Magnificent Seven" Released - Oct. 23, 1960
  • First person to go over Niagara Falls in barrel (Annie Edson Taylor) - Oct. 24, 1901
  • Wall Street Crash of 1929 begins - Oct. 24, 1829
  • Charge of the Light Brigade - Oct. 25, 1854
  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - Oct. 26, 1881
  • Pony Express announces closure - Oct. 26, 1861
  • Construction completed on Erie Canal - Oct. 26, 1825
  • First underground line of New York City Subway opens - Oct. 27, 1904
  • St. Louis Arch Completed - Oct. 28, 1965
  • Statue of Liberty dedication - Oct. 28, 1886
  • Great Depression begins - Oct. 29, 1829
  • Boston Red Sox Win The World Series - Oct. 30, 2013
  • Consruction on Mount Rushmore completed - Oct. 31, 1941
  • Martin Luther posts ninety-five theses on Wittenburg church door - Oct. 31, 1517
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