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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1.10.704 | Aengibald gives away bishop Willibrord estate in Waalre |
| 1.10.965 | John XIII Crescentii elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII |
| 1.10.1273 | Earl Rudolf van Habsburg becomes Roman Catholics-German king |
| 1.10.1529 | Meeting between Maarten Luther and Huldrych Zwingli |
| 1.10.1569 | Duke of Norfolk arrested |
| 1.10.1574 | "Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers" |
| 1.10.1606 | Spanish troops under Spinola occupies fort Rhine birch |
| 1.10.1632 | Battle at Castelnaudary: Duke Henri de Montmorency's rebel army loses |
| 1.10.1653 | Russian parliament accepts annexation of Ukraine |
| 1.10.1657 | Treaty of Raalte: Willem II no longer viceroy of Overijssel |
| 1.10.1661 | Yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James |
| 1.10.1670 | Battle at Simbirsk a/d Wolga: Russian army beats Boers |
| 1.10.1688 | Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy |
| 1.10.1705 | Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rakoczi becomes king |
| 1.10.1746 | Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France |
| 1.10.1768 | English troops under general Gauge lands in Boston |
| 1.10.1791 | 1st session of new French legislative assembly |
| 1.10.1791 | Dutch prince Willem Frederik marries his niece princess Frederika Louise Wilhelmina of Prussia |
| 1.10.1795 | France annexes Southern Netherlands |
| 1.10.1800 | Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty |
| 1.10.1801 | England and France signs Preliminary of London |
| 1.10.1830 | General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam |
| 1.10.1833 | Charles Darwin reaches Rio Tercero Argentina |
| 1.10.1837 | """Racer's"" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)" |
| 1.10.1837 | Treaty with Winnebago Indians |
| 1.10.1838 | "Civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992)" |
| 1.10.1847 | Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet |
| 1.10.1851 | 1st Hawaiian stamps issued |
| 1.10.1863 | 5 Russian warships welcomed in New York City |
| 1.10.1863 | Dutch Breda-Tilburg railway opens |
| 1.10.1864 | "Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed" |
| 1.10.1864 | John S Staples is paid $500 as a substitute for President Lincoln |
| 1.10.1866 | Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens |
| 1.10.1867 | "Karl Marx' ""Das Kapital,"" published" |
| 1.10.1868 | 1st edition of Maasbode published |
| 1.10.1869 | 1st postcards are issued (Vienna) |
| 1.10.1871 | "General Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV), forms in Utrecht" |
| 1.10.1874 | Rotterdam opens drink water pipes |
| 1.10.1879 | Cincinnati Enquirer publishes 1st report on baseball reserve clause |
| 1.10.1880 | John Philip Sousa becomes new director of U.S. Marine Corps Band |
| 1.10.1885 | Special delivery mail service begins in US |
| 1.10.1886 | "U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada closes" |
| 1.10.1888 | National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time |
| 1.10.1889 | Soccer team HFC Haarlem forms |
| 1.10.1889 | Washington voters adopt state constitution in referendum |
| 1.10.1890 | Congress creates Weather Bureau |
| 1.10.1890 | Yosemite National Park forms |
| 1.10.1892 | University of Chicago opens |
| 1.10.1893 | "3rd worst hurricane in U.S. history kills 1,800 (Mississippi)" |
| 1.10.1894 | "Civic organization, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben founded in Omaha, Nebraska" |
| 1.10.1895 | Romanians in Costantinople massacred |
| 1.10.1896 | "Sherlock Holmes adventure ""Veiled Lodger"" takes place" |
| 1.10.1896 | Yosemite becomes a National Park |
| 1.10.1898 | Dutch railway Alkmaar-Receiver opens |
| 1.10.1898 | Henry Huntington buys LA Railway |
| 1.10.1898 | "Jews are expelled from Kiev, Russia" |
| 1.10.1903 | "1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox)" |
| 1.10.1904 | JB van Heutsz becomes gov-general of Netherland Indies |
| 1.10.1904 | Netherlands and Portugal lay down bounderies splitting Timor |
| 1.10.1906 | Hugh Jennings resigns as Balt manager to take over at Detroit in 1907 |
| 1.10.1907 | "Plaza Hotel (5th Av and 59th Str, New York) opens" |
| 1.10.1908 | 1st Dutch electric railway in use (Rotterdam-The Hague) |
| 1.10.1908 | Henry Ford introduces Model T car |
| 1.10.1908 | "Jack Chesbro's final Yankee victory, beats Walter Johnson 2-1" |
| 1.10.1910 | Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair) |
| 1.10.1910 | Explosion at Los Angeles Times kills 21 |
| 1.10.1910 | "Regina Rugby Club's 1st game, losing to Moose Jaw Tigers, 16-6" |
| 1.10.1911 | United Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hr day |
| 1.10.1912 | Yanks lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season |
| 1.10.1919 | "World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal)" |
| 1.10.1920 | Dutch law provides for an 8 hour working day |
| 1.10.1921 | "WJZ, Newark New Jersey begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1922 | "Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0" |
| 1.10.1922 | Rogers Hornsby's 3-for-5 ups avg to .401 |
| 1.10.1924 | Fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia) |
| 1.10.1924 | Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand |
| 1.10.1924 | Paavo Nurmi runs world record 4 mile (19:15.4) and 5 mile (24:06.2) |
| 1.10.1927 | Pirates clinch NL pennant with a 9-6 win over Reds |
| 1.10.1928 | Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour |
| 1.10.1928 | Paavo Nurmi runs world record 15m (46:49.6) |
| 1.10.1928 | U.S.S.R. launches its 1st 5 year plan |
| 1.10.1930 | Soccer team WHC forms |
| 1.10.1930 | "World Series opens at Phila's Shibe Park, Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis 5-2" |
| 1.10.1931 | Spanish Cortes accept general female suffrage |
| 1.10.1931 | World Series is a rematch as A's seek 3rd straight title vs Cards |
| 1.10.1932 | NHL readmits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh |
| 1.10.1932 | Oswald Mosley forms British Union of Fascists |
| 1.10.1932 | "World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers" |
| 1.10.1933 | Antwerp Sports arena opens |
| 1.10.1933 | "Packers make 5 1st downs, Giants make 0, but still win 10-7" |
| 1.10.1933 | Washington Senator coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57 |
| 1.10.1934 | "Adolph Hitler expands German army and Navy and creates an air force, violating Treaty of Versailles" |
| 1.10.1936 | Generalissimo Francisco Franco establishes state of Spain |
| 1.10.1937 | Pullman Co formally recognizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters |
| 1.10.1938 | Cubs clinch NL pennant |
| 1.10.1938 | Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia) |
| 1.10.1939 | "Churchill calls Soviets ""riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma""" |
| 1.10.1940 | "Pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens" |
| 1.10.1941 | D Sjostakovitch plane evacuated in Moscow |
| 1.10.1941 | "H Martin/R Blanes musical ""Best Foot Forward,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 1.10.1941 | Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series |
| 1.10.1942 | "Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st U.S. jet, makes maiden flight" |
| 1.10.1942 | Little Golden Books (children books) begins publishing |
| 1.10.1943 | Allied forces captured Naples during WW II |
| 1.10.1943 | Averell Harriman named U.S. ambassador to Moscow |
| 1.10.1943 | Germans attack Jews in Denmark |
| 1.10.1943 | King's Dragon Guards liberates suburbs of Naples |
| 1.10.1944 | Newspaper editor Alejandro Cordova assassinated in Guatemala |
| 1.10.1944 | St. Louis Browns win their only AL pennant |
| 1.10.1945 | Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army |
| 1.10.1945 | US Office of Strategic Serbia (OSS) disbands |
| 1.10.1946 | 12 war criminals sentenced to death in Nuremberg |
| 1.10.1946 | "1st NL playoffs, Dodgers vs Cards (St. Louis wins 2 games to 0)" |
| 1.10.1946 | Bob Feller 348th strikeout of season |
| 1.10.1947 | 1st helicopter air mail and express service |
| 1.10.1947 | NHL Pension Society founded |
| 1.10.1947 | U.S. control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends |
| 1.10.1947 | "William Wister Haines' ""Command Decision,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 1.10.1948 | California Supreme Court voids state statue banning interracial marriages |
| 1.10.1948 | Radio Denmark begins transmitting |
| 1.10.1949 | People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day) |
| 1.10.1949 | Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa |
| 1.10.1950 | "Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0" |
| 1.10.1950 | Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning HR) |
| 1.10.1950 | South Korean troops exceed 38 degrees latitude |
| 1.10.1951 | "1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1" |
| 1.10.1951 | 1st treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson |
| 1.10.1951 | "24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated" |
| 1.10.1952 | "1st ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or" |
| 1.10.1952 | Liberal Party wins Japanese elections |
| 1.10.1952 | Monte Bello-Island (Great Britain 1st atom bomb explosion) |
| 1.10.1953 | Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras |
| 1.10.1953 | "KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, California (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1953 | "KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1953 | "WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1953 | "WREX TV channel 13 in Rockford, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1954 | British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation |
| 1.10.1955 | """Honeymooners"" premieres" |
| 1.10.1955 | Piet Lieftinck becomes director v/h IMF (World bank) |
| 1.10.1955 | "WORA TV channel 5 in Mayaguez, PR (TCI) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1956 | Johnny Heckmann rides 7 winners at Chicago Hawthorne Horse track |
| 1.10.1956 | Zestienhoven airport at Rotterdam official opens |
| 1.10.1957 | B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of U.S.S.R. attack |
| 1.10.1958 | Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia |
| 1.10.1958 | Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA |
| 1.10.1959 | 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic) |
| 1.10.1960 | 14th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 2-1 at Montreal |
| 1.10.1960 | "KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1960 | Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day) |
| 1.10.1960 | South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea |
| 1.10.1961 | A believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha |
| 1.10.1961 | East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon |
| 1.10.1961 | "KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1961 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Open |
| 1.10.1961 | Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovitsch' 12nd Symphony |
| 1.10.1961 | Roger Maris sets record of 61 home runs (off of Tracy Stallard) |
| 1.10.1961 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 1.10.1961 | "WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1961 | "WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1962 | Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia) |
| 1.10.1962 | Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977 |
| 1.10.1962 | James Meredith became 1st black at University of Mississippi |
| 1.10.1962 | "Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests" |
| 1.10.1962 | Lucy Show premieres |
| 1.10.1962 | "SF beats Dodgers, 8-0 in 1st of best-of-3 NL playoff" |
| 1.10.1962 | U.N. gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea |
| 1.10.1962 | US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope |
| 1.10.1962 | "WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1963 | "1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game" |
| 1.10.1963 | Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth |
| 1.10.1964 | 1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire |
| 1.10.1964 | 2nd Dutch televisienet begins broadcastings |
| 1.10.1964 | "Free Speech Movement launched at University of California, Berkley" |
| 1.10.1964 | San Francisco cable cars declared a national landmark |
| 1.10.1964 | "WSJU TV channel 18 in Carolina, PR begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1964 | "WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1964 | "WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 1.10.1965 | Failed coup under lt col Untung in Indonesia |
| 1.10.1965 | France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria |
| 1.10.1966 | "Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases ""The Times""" |
| 1.10.1966 | "WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins" |
| 1.10.1967 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' LA Golf Open |
| 1.10.1967 | "KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins" |
| 1.10.1967 | Pink FLoyd's 1st U.S. tour (arrives in New York City) |
| 1.10.1968 | """Night of the Living Dead"" premieres in Pittsburgh" |
| 1.10.1969 | Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier |
| 1.10.1969 | Guernsey and Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps |
| 1.10.1969 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 1.10.1970 | 63 arrest in riot to buy Rolling Stone tickets in Milano Italy |
| 1.10.1970 | "Last game at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium, Phils-2 Expos-1" |
| 1.10.1971 | Joseph Luns becomes Secretary-General of NATO |
| 1.10.1971 | "Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens" |
| 1.10.1972 | 1st games of World Hockey Association |
| 1.10.1972 | 2nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 3:08:41 |
| 1.10.1972 | 3rd New York City Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52 |
| 1.10.1972 | """Don't Play Us Cheap"" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 164 performances" |
| 1.10.1972 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic |
| 1.10.1973 | Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager |
| 1.10.1973 | U.S.S.R.-West Germany gas tunnel opens |
| 1.10.1974 | Watergate cover-up trial opens in Washington D.C. |
| 1.10.1975 | Britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles |
| 1.10.1975 | "Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name ""Tuvalu""" |
| 1.10.1975 | Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Joe Frazier in Manilla |
| 1.10.1975 | Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title |
| 1.10.1975 | "Reunion Island stops printing stamps, France takes over production" |
| 1.10.1976 | 1st Dutch casino opens |
| 1.10.1977 | "Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games" |
| 1.10.1977 | Department Of Energy established |
| 1.10.1977 | Elton John honored by MSG Hall of Fame |
| 1.10.1977 | "Peter Schats opera ""Houdini"" premieres in Amsterdam" |
| 1.10.1977 | Yanks win 2nd consecutive AL East title |
| 1.10.1978 | Comoros adopts constitution |
| 1.10.1978 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship |
| 1.10.1978 | Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) declares independence from U.K. |
| 1.10.1978 | Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox |
| 1.10.1979 | "Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes president" |
| 1.10.1979 | Pope John Paul II begins visit of US |
| 1.10.1979 | RKO radio network begins operation |
| 1.10.1979 | U.S. returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years |
| 1.10.1980 | Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days |
| 1.10.1981 | "J Chodorov/N Panama's ""Talent for Murder,"" premieres in London" |
| 1.10.1981 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 1.10.1982 | "EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida" |
| 1.10.1982 | U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test |
| 1.10.1982 | West Germany's Parliament ousts Helmut Schmidt for Helmut Kohl |
| 1.10.1983 | "Denise Wallace, 18, of Virginia crowned Miss Teen of America" |
| 1.10.1984 | Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after 2-year hiatus |
| 1.10.1984 | Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball |
| 1.10.1985 | "Israeli air raid on PLO-headquarter at Tunis, 68 killed" |
| 1.10.1986 | President Carter's presidential library dedicated in Atlanta |
| 1.10.1987 | 6 killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in LA |
| 1.10.1987 | Fiji's constitution is suspended |
| 1.10.1987 | """Roza"" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 12 performances" |
| 1.10.1988 | Bradley Center in Milwaukee opens |
| 1.10.1988 | Lowest batting avg for NL champion (Tony Gwynn .313) |
| 1.10.1988 | Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of Soviet Union |
| 1.10.1988 | "Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth" |
| 1.10.1989 | "Batting titles decided on final day Puckett goes 2-for-5 edges Carney Lansford .339 to .336, Gwynn's 3-for-4 edges Will Clark .336 to .333" |
| 1.10.1989 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic |
| 1.10.1989 | "Dallas Cowboy, Ed ""Too Tall"" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle" |
| 1.10.1989 | Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany |
| 1.10.1989 | "U.S. issues a stamp, labeling an apatosaurus as a brontosaurus" |
| 1.10.1990 | "10,000 Uganda RPF rebels move into Rwanda" |
| 1.10.1990 | Meteorite explodes above Pacific Ocean |
| 1.10.1990 | "President Bush at U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait" |
| 1.10.1990 | Serbs in Croatia proclaim autonomy |
| 1.10.1991 | Howard Stern adds Baltimore to his radio network (WJFK-AM) |
| 1.10.1992 | Cartoon Cable Network premieres |
| 1.10.1992 | Greater Pittsburgh International Airport opens |
| 1.10.1992 | """Oba Oba '93"" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 22 performances" |
| 1.10.1992 | Ross Perot re-enters presidental race |
| 1.10.1993 | Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title |
| 1.10.1994 | "Boon completes his 19th Test century (114 vs. Pak, Karachi)" |
| 1.10.1994 | Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA GHP Heartland Golf Classic |
| 1.10.1994 | South African President Nelson Mandela visits US |
| 1.10.1994 | Stanley Betrian sworn in as leader of Curaeao |
| 1.10.1995 | Bermuda begins using new area code 441 |
| 1.10.1995 | Gail Graham wins FieldCrest Cannon/Carolina LPGA Golf Classic |
| 1.10.1995 | Indians set record of 30 game lead over 2nd place team |
| 1.10.1995 | Mike Mussina tosses Balt's 5th consecutive shutout 4-0 win over Tigers |
| 1.10.1995 | New York Yankees win 1st baseball wildcard ever |
| 1.10.1995 | Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence |
| 1.10.1997 | Carolina Hurricanes 1st game vs Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2.10.939 | Battle at Andernach: King Otto and Hermann of Zwaben beat Eberhard of France and Giselbert of Lutherans |
| 2.10.976 | Hisham II appointed kalief of Cordoba |
| 2.10.1134 | Storm flood ravages Zeeland county |
| 2.10.1187 | Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders |
| 2.10.1492 | King Henry VII of England invades France |
| 2.10.1518 | English cardinal Thomas Wolsey makes European plan |
| 2.10.1535 | Jacques Cartier discovers Mount Royal (Montreal) |
| 2.10.1540 | Venice/Turkey signs peace |
| 2.10.1572 | Spanish army occupies/plunders/destroys Mechelen |
| 2.10.1586 | Battle at Zutphen: English-Dutch army |
| 2.10.1608 | Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey |
| 2.10.1614 | French king Louis XIII (13) declared an adult |
| 2.10.1656 | U.S. colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers |
| 2.10.1700 | "Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne" |
| 2.10.1760 | Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin |
| 2.10.1787 | Maagden House opens in Amsterdam |
| 2.10.1792 | Baptist Missionary Society forms in London |
| 2.10.1795 | Tula (leader slave uprising) sentence to death in Curacao |
| 2.10.1799 | Duke of York and Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands |
| 2.10.1804 | England mobilizes to protect against French invasion |
| 2.10.1833 | Charles Darwin rides through Corunda to Santa Fe Argentina |
| 2.10.1833 | New York Anti-Slavery Society organized |
| 2.10.1836 | Darwin returns to England aboard HMS Beagle (after 5 years) |
| 2.10.1861 | Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky |
| 2.10.1866 | J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener |
| 2.10.1870 | Italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital |
| 2.10.1871 | "Brigham Young, mormon leader, arrest for bigamy" |
| 2.10.1872 | Morgan State University founded |
| 2.10.1879 | "Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure ""Musgrave Ritual""" |
| 2.10.1889 | 1st Pan American conference (Washington D.C.) |
| 2.10.1895 | 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper |
| 2.10.1899 | Orange Free state mobilizes |
| 2.10.1900 | Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern |
| 2.10.1901 | 1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow |
| 2.10.1906 | Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title |
| 2.10.1907 | Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants |
| 2.10.1908 | Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row |
| 2.10.1909 | 1st rugby match (Twickenham) |
| 2.10.1910 | 1st 2 aircraft collision (Milan Italy) |
| 2.10.1910 | "Henry Wijnmalen flies to 2,800m altitude (world record)" |
| 2.10.1913 | Phillies beat New York Giants 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader |
| 2.10.1915 | 7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley Nevada |
| 2.10.1916 | Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year |
| 2.10.1916 | San Diego Zoo founded |
| 2.10.1919 | "1st edition ""Volkskrant"" (People's newspaper) published in Neth" |
| 2.10.1919 | "President Woodrow Wilson has a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed" |
| 2.10.1920 | "Only tripleheader of century (Reds win 13-4, 7-3 then Pirates win 6-0)" |
| 2.10.1921 | New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits then record 59th HR |
| 2.10.1923 | British occuping army leaves Constantinople |
| 2.10.1923 | "Harry Heilmann goes 2-for-2, sit out rest of season, except for a pinch single on final day, hitting .403" |
| 2.10.1924 | League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva |
| 2.10.1926 | Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game |
| 2.10.1931 | Pope Pius XI encyclical On economic crisis |
| 2.10.1932 | New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series |
| 2.10.1932 | "Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0" |
| 2.10.1933 | "Eugene O'Neill's comedy ""Ah, Wilderness,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 2.10.1935 | Mussolini's Italian armys attacks Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
| 2.10.1935 | "NY Hayden Planetarium, 4th in U.S., opens" |
| 2.10.1936 | "1st alcohol power plant forms, Atchison, Kansas" |
| 2.10.1936 | Amsterdam's Calvinist Churches reject nazism |
| 2.10.1936 | French franc devalued |
| 2.10.1936 | "New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4" |
| 2.10.1936 | Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam |
| 2.10.1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Grand Coulee Dam construction site in Washington State |
| 2.10.1938 | Indian Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Tigers (Chester Laabs 5 times) |
| 2.10.1939 | "Birdbaths installed in Union Square, SF" |
| 2.10.1940 | 17 German aircrafts shot down above England |
| 2.10.1940 | British Council receives British Charter |
| 2.10.1940 | "British liner Empress loaded with refugees for Canada, sunk" |
| 2.10.1941 | 6 Paris synagogues are bombed by Gestapo |
| 2.10.1941 | Germans launch attack on Moscow |
| 2.10.1942 | "1st self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago" |
| 2.10.1942 | """Queen Mary"" slices cruiser ""Curacao"" in half, killing 338" |
| 2.10.1943 | "Japanse troops leave Kolombangara, Solomon Island" |
| 2.10.1943 | "Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6" |
| 2.10.1944 | U.S. B-17's drops pamphlets on Walcheren |
| 2.10.1946 | 1st network soap opera-Faraway Hill-Dumont |
| 2.10.1947 | """Music in My Heart"" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 124 performances" |
| 2.10.1947 | Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted |
| 2.10.1947 | Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer |
| 2.10.1948 | """Finian's Rainbow"" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 725 performances" |
| 2.10.1949 | "St. Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3" |
| 2.10.1949 | U.S.S.R. recognizes People's Republic of China |
| 2.10.1949 | "Yanks and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yanks win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16" |
| 2.10.1950 | "1st strip of Charlie Brown, ""Li'l Folks,"" later ""Peanuts"" in 9 papers" |
| 2.10.1950 | Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions |
| 2.10.1950 | Chic Cards Jim Hardy passes for 6 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (55-13) |
| 2.10.1950 | "Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, China intervenes Korea" |
| 2.10.1950 | Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases |
| 2.10.1951 | 1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel) |
| 2.10.1951 | "Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs" |
| 2.10.1953 | """Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)"" opens at John Golden New York City for 849 perf" |
| 2.10.1953 | Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series |
| 2.10.1954 | 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit |
| 2.10.1954 | Former French possession of Chandernagore made part of West Bengal |
| 2.10.1954 | "New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series" |
| 2.10.1955 | 9th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 3-1 at Detroit |
| 2.10.1955 | Actress Joyce Randolph marries publisher Richard Charles |
| 2.10.1955 | """Alfred Hitchcock Presents"" premieres" |
| 2.10.1955 | Chiva Stoica becomes premier of Romania |
| 2.10.1955 | "WHTN (now WOWK) TV ch 13 in Huntington-Charleston, WV (CBS) begins" |
| 2.10.1956 | 1st atomic power clock exhibited-NYC |
| 2.10.1957 | New volcanic island appears off Fayal Island Azores |
| 2.10.1957 | New York Yankees appear in their 25th World Series |
| 2.10.1958 | Guinea (French Guinea) gains independence from France (National Day) |
| 2.10.1958 | "Musical show ""Valmouth,"" 1st produced in London" |
| 2.10.1958 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 2.10.1959 | "Rod Serling's ""Twilight Zone"" premieres on CBS-TV" |
| 2.10.1960 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament |
| 2.10.1961 | """Ben Casey"" premieres on NBC-TV" |
| 2.10.1961 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 2.10.1961 | "WETA TV channel 26 in Washington, D.C. (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 2.10.1961 | "WHRO TV channel 15 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 2.10.1962 | "SF beats LA, 8-7 in 4h18m 9 inning playoff game" |
| 2.10.1962 | U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island |
| 2.10.1963 | Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees |
| 2.10.1963 | West German Chancellor Adenauer condemns western grain shipments to U.S.S.R. |
| 2.10.1964 | Phillies tie major league record with season's 3rd triple play (Reds) |
| 2.10.1965 | Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant |
| 2.10.1965 | Mel Stottlemyre wins game #20 |
| 2.10.1965 | Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 New York Mets |
| 2.10.1965 | Pope Paul VI named MR Perey bishop's helper of New Orleans |
| 2.10.1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd LA pennant in 4 years |
| 2.10.1966 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational |
| 2.10.1967 | Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents |
| 2.10.1967 | Groundbreaking begins on Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia |
| 2.10.1967 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational |
| 2.10.1967 | Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st black Supreme Court Justice |
| 2.10.1968 | "1st London performance of ""Promises Promises"" presented" |
| 2.10.1968 | "1st time, 2 soon-to-be-named MVPs oppose each other Cards Bob Gibson beat Tigers Denny McLain 4-0" |
| 2.10.1968 | Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts |
| 2.10.1968 | "Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed" |
| 2.10.1968 | "Peru coup under gen Velasco Alvarado, President Belaunde Terry flees" |
| 2.10.1968 | Republic Guinea forms (day of republic) |
| 2.10.1969 | "Seattle Pilots last game in Seattle, lose 3-1 to As in front of 5,473" |
| 2.10.1969 | U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians |
| 2.10.1970 | Billy Martin named manager of Det Tigers |
| 2.10.1970 | Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30 |
| 2.10.1971 | Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race |
| 2.10.1972 | "Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105" |
| 2.10.1972 | "Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitches his 2nd no-hitter, beating Mets, 7-0" |
| 2.10.1972 | Danish population votes for European Common Market membership |
| 2.10.1972 | """From Israel with Love"" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 8 performances" |
| 2.10.1972 | "Mont Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats New York Mets, 7-0" |
| 2.10.1972 | Ron Johnson becomes 1st New York Giant to score 4 TDs (vs Phila) |
| 2.10.1974 | Hank Aaron's 733rd career HR on his last NL at bat |
| 2.10.1976 | """Let My People Come"" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 106 performances" |
| 2.10.1977 | "Dusty Baker 30th HR joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-HR hitters" |
| 2.10.1977 | Pakistan general Zia ul-Haq bans all opposition |
| 2.10.1977 | Vivian Brownlee wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open |
| 2.10.1978 | "Syrian and Palestinians shoot in East Beirut, 1,300 killed" |
| 2.10.1978 | Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding |
| 2.10.1980 | Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title |
| 2.10.1980 | "Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM)" |
| 2.10.1981 | Ali Chamenei elected president of Iran |
| 2.10.1982 | "Bomb attack in Teheran, kills 60, injures 700" |
| 2.10.1983 | Art Monk begins NFL streak of 136 plus consecutive game receptions |
| 2.10.1983 | Carl Yastrezemski's last at bat |
| 2.10.1983 | Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA San Jose Golf Classic |
| 2.10.1984 | 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit |
| 2.10.1984 | "In 1st LCS game played with replacement umps, Cubs cbeat Padres 13-0" |
| 2.10.1984 | "Richard Miller, becomes 1st (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage" |
| 2.10.1985 | Russian party leader Gorbatsjov visits Paris |
| 2.10.1985 | Tigers Darrell Evans is 1st to hit 40 HR seasons in both leagues |
| 2.10.1986 | Failed assassination attempt on India premier Rajiv Gandhi |
| 2.10.1986 | Mike Scott is 3rd NL pitcher to strike out 300 in a season (306) |
| 2.10.1986 | New York Met Dwight Gooden is 1st to strike out 200 or more in 1st 3 seasons |
| 2.10.1986 | Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi |
| 2.10.1988 | "24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea" |
| 2.10.1988 | Gelindo Bordin wins 21st Olympics marathon (2:10:32) |
| 2.10.1988 | Mike Tyson wrecks furniture in his Bernardsville New Jersey Mansion |
| 2.10.1988 | Minn Twins are 1st AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance |
| 2.10.1988 | Pakistan's Supreme Court orders free elections |
| 2.10.1988 | Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens |
| 2.10.1990 | Allies cede any remaining rights as occupiers of Germany |
| 2.10.1990 | "Chinese plane explodes, about 100 die" |
| 2.10.1990 | """Michael Feinstein in Concert -"" opens at Golden New York City for 30 performances" |
| 2.10.1990 | "Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is ""The End"" by Doors" |
| 2.10.1990 | U.S. Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter to Supreme Court |
| 2.10.1991 | "Eric Lindros, refused to sign with Quebec Nordiques" |
| 2.10.1991 | Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches |
| 2.10.1991 | Toronto Blue Jays clinches AL East title and becomes 1st team to draw 4 million fans |
| 2.10.1992 | VP Itamar Franco becomes President of Brazil |
| 2.10.1993 | Spike Lee weds Tonya Lewis |
| 2.10.1994 | Pakistan defeat Australia by one wicket in Karachi Test |
| 2.10.1994 | """Show Boat,"" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City" |
| 2.10.1995 | """Moon Over Buffalo"" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 308 performances" |
| 2.10.1995 | "Seattle Mariners beat California Angels, 9-1 in a playoff game to win AL West" |
| 2.10.1996 | 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks and Dunn win |
| 3.10.1143 | Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II |
| 3.10.1247 | Willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor |
| 3.10.1264 | Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen |
| 3.10.1430 | Jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia |
| 3.10.1569 | Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots |
| 3.10.1574 | Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish |
| 3.10.1605 | "Chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre" |
| 3.10.1657 | French troops occupy Mardyke |
| 3.10.1691 | English and Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland |
| 3.10.1735 | France and Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord |
| 3.10.1778 | Capt Cook anchors at Alaska |
| 3.10.1789 | Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day |
| 3.10.1833 | Composer Hector Berlioz marries actress Harriet Smithson |
| 3.10.1862 | "Battle of Corinth, Mississippi" |
| 3.10.1862 | "Skirmish at Bardstown, Kentucky" |
| 3.10.1863 | Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day |
| 3.10.1872 | Bloomingdale's department store in New York opens |
| 3.10.1890 | Capt Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo |
| 3.10.1899 | J. S. Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner |
| 3.10.1900 | Edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham |
| 3.10.1904 | France and Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence |
| 3.10.1904 | Giants Christy Mathewson strikes out then record 16 Cards |
| 3.10.1904 | Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School |
| 3.10.1906 | SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy |
| 3.10.1906 | "U.S. regime names Charles Magoon, governor of Cuba" |
| 3.10.1906 | "William Vaughan Moody's ""Great Divide,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 3.10.1913 | Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%) |
| 3.10.1918 | Boris becomes king of Bulgaria |
| 3.10.1918 | Czar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria does distance of throne |
| 3.10.1918 | Selwyn Theater opens at 229 W 42nd St. New York City |
| 3.10.1919 | Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series |
| 3.10.1919 | "Serbian, Croatian and Slavic parliment accord for 8 hr work day" |
| 3.10.1920 | Browns 1st baseman George Sisler gets his record 257th hit of season |
| 3.10.1920 | NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games |
| 3.10.1922 | "1st facsimile photo send over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C." |
| 3.10.1922 | Rebecca Felton of Georgia becomes 1st woman in Senate |
| 3.10.1923 | Germany's Stresemann resigns |
| 3.10.1924 | King Hussein of Hedzjaz abdicts throne |
| 3.10.1926 | 1st congress of Paneuropabeweging opens in Vienna |
| 3.10.1926 | Violet Percy runs female record marathon (3:40:22) |
| 3.10.1928 | "French sun ""Ondine"" sinks returning to Toulon, drowning 42" |
| 3.10.1929 | British Labour government recovers diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. |
| 3.10.1929 | Julius Curtius succeeds Stresemann as German foreign minister |
| 3.10.1929 | "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia" |
| 3.10.1932 | "Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations" |
| 3.10.1933 | "Gustave ""Staf"" de Clerq forms Flemish National Covenant" |
| 3.10.1935 | Italy invades Ethiopia |
| 3.10.1936 | "Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series" |
| 3.10.1939 | Lemmer-Urk Dike closes |
| 3.10.1940 | France Vichy government proclaims end to Jewish status |
| 3.10.1940 | Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak |
| 3.10.1940 | U.S. forms parachute troops |
| 3.10.1941 | "Adolf Hitler says Russia is ""broken"" and would ""never rise again""" |
| 3.10.1941 | "All elderly Jewish men of Kerenchug Ukraine, are killed by SS" |
| 3.10.1941 | Nazi's blow up 6 synagoges in Paris |
| 3.10.1942 | Franklin D. Roosevelt forms Office of Economic Stabilization |
| 3.10.1942 | Launch of 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km) |
| 3.10.1942 | "New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season" |
| 3.10.1943 | "British 8th army lands at Termoli, East Italy" |
| 3.10.1943 | "Operations begin at PETA Java, defending (Japanese) fatherland" |
| 3.10.1944 | 1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland |
| 3.10.1944 | RAF bombs West Kapelse |
| 3.10.1945 | "Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10" |
| 3.10.1945 | Tigers and Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time |
| 3.10.1945 | World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member |
| 3.10.1946 | Cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0 |
| 3.10.1947 | "1st telescope lens 200"" (508 cm) in diameter completed" |
| 3.10.1947 | """Under the Counter"" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 27 performances" |
| 3.10.1947 | "With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game" |
| 3.10.1947 | "WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, D.C. (ABC) begins" |
| 3.10.1948 | Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo |
| 3.10.1948 | NFL becomes 1st sport televised as sport of week |
| 3.10.1949 | "WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta" |
| 3.10.1950 | 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah) |
| 3.10.1950 | Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army |
| 3.10.1950 | "Indonesian army opens assault on Ambon, South Moluccas" |
| 3.10.1951 | Bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers |
| 3.10.1952 | 1st British nuclear test at Monte Bello Is Australia |
| 3.10.1952 | "1st video recording on magnetic tape, LA, Ca" |
| 3.10.1952 | Great Britain performs nuclear test at Monte Bello Is Australia |
| 3.10.1953 | "10th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 6 -5 at Wentworth, England" |
| 3.10.1953 | 7th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 3-1 at Montreal |
| 3.10.1953 | "KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 3.10.1954 | """Father Knows Best"" premieres" |
| 3.10.1954 | "KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 3.10.1955 | """Captain Kangaroo"" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!" |
| 3.10.1955 | Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira becomes President of Brazil |
| 3.10.1955 | """Mickey Mouse Club"" premieres" |
| 3.10.1955 | "Soviet battleship ""Novorossiisk"" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea" |
| 3.10.1955 | "WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 3.10.1955 | "WTVS TV channel 56 in Detroit, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 3.10.1956 | Sal Maglie and Dodgers defeat Yanks 6-3 in opening game of World Series |
| 3.10.1957 | Willy Brandt elected mayor of West Berlin |
| 3.10.1959 | 13th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-1 at Montreal |
| 3.10.1960 | "Yanks win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, and record 193 HRs" |
| 3.10.1960 | """Flair"" (CBS' answer to Monitor) premieres on radio with Dick Van Dyke" |
| 3.10.1960 | Janio Quadros elected president of Brazil |
| 3.10.1960 | San Francisco's White House department store 1st to accept BankAmericard |
| 3.10.1961 | """Dick Van Dyke Show"" premieres on CBS-TV" |
| 3.10.1961 | "KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 3.10.1961 | """Mr Ed"" premieres" |
| 3.10.1961 | """Sail Away"" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 167 performances" |
| 3.10.1962 | "Dodgers set major league-record season attendance of 2,755,184" |
| 3.10.1962 | """Stop the World, I Want to Get Off"" opens at Shubert New York City for 886 performances" |
| 3.10.1962 | Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched into Earth orbit |
| 3.10.1963 | """Here's Love"" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 338 performances" |
| 3.10.1963 | "Hurricane hits Haiti; about 5,000 die and 100,000 injured" |
| 3.10.1964 | "Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history" |
| 3.10.1965 | Cubs tie major league record of 3 triple plays in a season |
| 3.10.1965 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational |
| 3.10.1965 | Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher |
| 3.10.1966 | Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva elected president |
| 3.10.1967 | "KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, California (IND) begins" |
| 3.10.1967 | King Boudouin inaugurates world's biggest floodgate (Antwerp) |
| 3.10.1967 | "William Knight sets X-15 speed rec of 7,297 KPH/4,534 MPH/Mach 6.72" |
| 3.10.1968 | "Howard Sacklers ""Great White Hope,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 3.10.1968 | Military coup overthrows President Fernando Belaunde Terry in Peru |
| 3.10.1968 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 3.10.1970 | Baseball umpires call their 1st strike |
| 3.10.1970 | """Coco"" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 333 performances" |
| 3.10.1970 | "WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 3.10.1971 | "Billie Jean King became 1st female athlete to win $100,000" |
| 3.10.1972 | Balt Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later |
| 3.10.1972 | Indians set a team record for lowest team batting avg .234 |
| 3.10.1972 | Spaceflight 71-2 launched; 1st flexible substrate photovoltaic flown |
| 3.10.1972 | Steve Carlton wins 27th game for Phillies (almost of their 59 wins) |
| 3.10.1972 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test |
| 3.10.1973 | Willi Stoph succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader |
| 3.10.1974 | Frank Robinson becomes baseball's 1st black manager (Cleve Indians) |
| 3.10.1974 | Pele retires as soccer player |
| 3.10.1975 | "George Harrison releases ""Extra Texture"" album in UK" |
| 3.10.1975 | Ireland AKZO director Tiede Herrema kidnap |
| 3.10.1976 | "Hank Aaron singles in his last at bat and drives in his 2,297th run" |
| 3.10.1976 | Helmuth Kohl's CDU wins German parliament election |
| 3.10.1977 | """Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)"" opens at Imperial New York City for 66 performances" |
| 3.10.1977 | Indira Gandhi arrested |
| 3.10.1978 | Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London |
| 3.10.1980 | 4 dies in attack on synagogue in Paris |
| 3.10.1981 | Brewers (since 1970) and Expos (1969) clinch their 1st-ever postseason |
| 3.10.1981 | Irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-month hunger strike |
| 3.10.1981 | Mike Weaver beats Quick Tillis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title |
| 3.10.1982 | "Cox 4 rowing record set at 12:52 for 99 miles (Geneva, Switzerland)" |
| 3.10.1982 | Milwaukee whips Baltimore 10-2 to win AL East championship |
| 3.10.1982 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic |
| 3.10.1982 | "Record 11,763 start a 186 mile cross-country race near Stockholm" |
| 3.10.1982 | Scott Weiland runs Detroit marathon backwards in less than 5 hours |
| 3.10.1983 | "Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release ""Say, Say, Say"" in UK" |
| 3.10.1985 | 21st Shuttle Mission (51J)-Atlantis 1-all-military flight launched |
| 3.10.1985 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) adopts constitution |
| 3.10.1985 | Pope John Paul II declares Titus Brandsma divine |
| 3.10.1985 | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands adopts constitution |
| 3.10.1986 | Baltimore loses assuring Orioles of their 1st last-place finish |
| 3.10.1986 | "Soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die" |
| 3.10.1987 | Benito Santiago ends longest catcher/rookie hitting streak at 34 |
| 3.10.1987 | "Michael Pruffer of France skis 135.26 MPH at Portillo, Chile" |
| 3.10.1987 | U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test |
| 3.10.1988 | "26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days" |
| 3.10.1988 | Criterion Center Theater opens at Broadway bet 44th and 45th Sts New York City |
| 3.10.1988 | Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) |
| 3.10.1988 | "WBMW-FM, Washington D.C. changes calls to WJFK and begins airing Howard Stern" |
| 3.10.1989 | Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails |
| 3.10.1990 | East Germany and West Germany merge to become Germany |
| 3.10.1990 | "Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obsenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records" |
| 3.10.1990 | George Brett becomes 1st to lead league in batting in 3 decades |
| 3.10.1990 | "Tiger Cecil Fielder becomes 11th, to hit 50 home runs (& 51st)" |
| 3.10.1991 | 25th Country Music Association Award: |
| 3.10.1992 | Atlanta Braves win franchise record 98th game (old record 95 in 1957) |
| 3.10.1992 | LeVar Burton weds Stephanie Cozart |
| 3.10.1992 | "Madonna premieres her ""Erotica"" video on MTV" |
| 3.10.1992 | Sinead O'Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on SNL |
| 3.10.1992 | Toronto Blue Jays win AL East title |
| 3.10.1993 | "Battle at TV station Ostankino/Moscow townhall, about 25 killed" |
| 3.10.1993 | Boris Yeltsin declares state of emergency in Moscow |
| 3.10.1993 | Evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker (52) weds Roe Messner (58) |
| 3.10.1993 | "Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59" |
| 3.10.1993 | Harry Belafonte performs in Tivoli Copenhagen |
| 3.10.1993 | "Indians play their last game at Cleveland Stadium, Chicago wins 4-0" |
| 3.10.1993 | Somali General Aidids arm forces kill 18 U.S. Rangers |
| 3.10.1993 | """White Liars/Black Comedy"" closes at Criterion New York City after 38 performances" |
| 3.10.1994 | Fernando Henrique Cardoso elected president of Brazil |
| 3.10.1994 | "Gary Larson, announces he is retiring from doing ""Far Side"" cartoon" |
| 3.10.1995 | "1st 1st-class match at Hurstville Oval, Sydney (NSW vs. W Prov)" |
| 3.10.1995 | O. J. Simpson found not guilty in murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman |
| 3.10.1996 | Thunderdome in Tampa Bay renamed Tropicana Field |
| 3.10.1997 | Carolina Hurricanes 1st home game vs Pitts Penguins |
| 3.10.1997 | "Gordie Howie, 69, plays in 7th decade, with IHL'S Detroit Vipers" |
| 3.10.1997 | Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record at 280.3 mph |
| 3.10.1997 | "Vancouver Canucks beats Mighty Ducks, 3-2 in Japan" |
| 4.10.1209 | Pope Innocent II crowns German king Otto of Wittelsbach |
| 4.10.1518 | Henry VIII's daughter Mary marries French crown prince |
| 4.10.1535 | 1st full English translation of the Bible printed in Switzerland |
| 4.10.1539 | King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef marry |
| 4.10.1571 | Synod of Emden |
| 4.10.1582 | Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states |
| 4.10.1636 | 1st code of law for Plymouth Colony |
| 4.10.1636 | "Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III" |
| 4.10.1636 | In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's 1st law drafted |
| 4.10.1648 | Peter Stuyvesant establishes Americas 1st volunteer firemen |
| 4.10.1675 | Christian Huygens patents pocket watch |
| 4.10.1712 | Utrecht banishes poor Jews |
| 4.10.1767 | Prince Willem V marries Prussian princess Wilhelmina |
| 4.10.1777 | Battle of Germantown |
| 4.10.1777 | Gen George Washington's troops attacked British at Germantown Pa |
| 4.10.1824 | Mexico becomes a republic |
| 4.10.1830 | Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands |
| 4.10.1834 | "Franz Grillparzer's ""Der Traum ein Leben,"" premieres in Vienna" |
| 4.10.1854 | Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair |
| 4.10.1862 | Battle of Corinth ends |
| 4.10.1864 | National black convention meets (Syracuse New York) |
| 4.10.1864 | "New Orleans Tribune, 1st black daily newspaper, forms" |
| 4.10.1873 | Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms |
| 4.10.1880 | University of California founded in Los Angeles |
| 4.10.1881 | Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano |
| 4.10.1883 | "Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail" |
| 4.10.1895 | 1st U.S. Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI |
| 4.10.1895 | Horace Rawlins wins 1st U.S. Open golf tournament (Newport RI) |
| 4.10.1897 | "George Bernard Shaw's ""Devil's Disciple,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 4.10.1900 | "Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure ""Problem of Thor Bridge""" |
| 4.10.1901 | Columbia (U.S.) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup |
| 4.10.1904 | "1st day of New York City subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks" |
| 4.10.1906 | Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year |
| 4.10.1910 | "Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England" |
| 4.10.1911 | 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station) |
| 4.10.1913 | Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP |
| 4.10.1913 | Freddy Wilson of Regina Roughriders kicks 10 singles in a game |
| 4.10.1914 | Dardanellen (French and English) fleet bombs Turkish forts |
| 4.10.1915 | Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established |
| 4.10.1916 | "Market Street's ""Path of Gold"" lit for 1st time" |
| 4.10.1917 | "British assault on Broodseinde, France" |
| 4.10.1918 | "Musical ""Sometime"" with Mae West premieres in New York City" |
| 4.10.1921 | League of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians |
| 4.10.1922 | "For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY)" |
| 4.10.1922 | Protocol of Genevia signed: Austria gains independence |
| 4.10.1923 | Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision |
| 4.10.1924 | New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series |
| 4.10.1925 | Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ |
| 4.10.1926 | Dahlia is officially designated as San Francisco city flower |
| 4.10.1928 | "25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals" |
| 4.10.1928 | KPD begins petition against Germany building a battle fleet |
| 4.10.1930 | "A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series" |
| 4.10.1931 | Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts |
| 4.10.1931 | Juan Esteban Montero becomes president of Chile |
| 4.10.1932 | Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new government in Hungary |
| 4.10.1932 | Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators |
| 4.10.1932 | Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov marries Yelena Sergeyevna |
| 4.10.1933 | Esquire magazine is 1st published |
| 4.10.1936 | Italian lire devalued |
| 4.10.1936 | "Record 66,669 at Yankee Stadium for 4th game of World Series" |
| 4.10.1939 | Last Polish troops surrender |
| 4.10.1940 | 12 German aircraft shot down above England |
| 4.10.1940 | Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini confer at Brenner Pass in Alps |
| 4.10.1940 | "French Vichy-regime proclaims end of ""Statut of the Juifs""" |
| 4.10.1940 | Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off |
| 4.10.1942 | German assault on Tractor factory in Stalingrad |
| 4.10.1943 | Corsica freed by Free French |
| 4.10.1943 | German occupiers forbid flying of kites (6 month jail sentence) |
| 4.10.1944 | "1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park" |
| 4.10.1944 | British troops land on Greek continent |
| 4.10.1944 | St. Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance |
| 4.10.1947 | "Negro League World Series, New York Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5" |
| 4.10.1948 | "Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game" |
| 4.10.1948 | World Council of Churches forms under W Fisherman It Hooft) |
| 4.10.1949 | American Contract Bridge League votes 58 % to keep blacks out |
| 4.10.1949 | United Nations' permanent New York City headquarters is dedicated |
| 4.10.1950 | French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam |
| 4.10.1951 | "In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn" |
| 4.10.1952 | """Top Banana"" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 356 performances" |
| 4.10.1953 | Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4) |
| 4.10.1953 | Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series |
| 4.10.1955 | "Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7" |
| 4.10.1955 | Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul |
| 4.10.1956 | Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia |
| 4.10.1957 | """Leave It to Beaver,"" debuts on CBS" |
| 4.10.1957 | "U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik I, 1st artificial Earth satellite" |
| 4.10.1958 | 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal |
| 4.10.1958 | 5th French republic forms |
| 4.10.1959 | 1st World Series game played west of St. Louis (in LA) |
| 4.10.1959 | Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown makes club record 37 rushing attempts |
| 4.10.1959 | Dmitri Sjostakovitch 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad |
| 4.10.1959 | "Los Angeles Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394" |
| 4.10.1959 | Netherlands beats Belgium 9-1 |
| 4.10.1959 | U.S.S.R. Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side |
| 4.10.1960 | Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit |
| 4.10.1961 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 4.10.1961 | Whitey Ford's 3rd straight World Series shutout |
| 4.10.1962 | "USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300m" |
| 4.10.1962 | Whitey Ford's World Series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends |
| 4.10.1963 | Gambia achieves full internal self-government |
| 4.10.1963 | "Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti" |
| 4.10.1964 | 10th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills |
| 4.10.1964 | 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 |
| 4.10.1964 | "Hurricane Hilda, kills 38 in La, Miss and Ga" |
| 4.10.1964 | Italian Autostrada del Sol opens at Milan-Naples |
| 4.10.1964 | Patriots' Gino Cappelletti kicks 6-of-6 field goals against Broncos |
| 4.10.1964 | Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St. Louis |
| 4.10.1965 | """Pickwick"" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 56 performances" |
| 4.10.1965 | Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN) |
| 4.10.1965 | U.S.S.R. launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon |
| 4.10.1966 | Dutch Cardinal Alfrink presents New Catechism |
| 4.10.1966 | France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island |
| 4.10.1966 | Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) |
| 4.10.1967 | "1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers" |
| 4.10.1969 | "Baseball's 1st divisional playoff games, Mets beat Braves 9-5 and Orioles beat Twins 4-3 in 12 innings" |
| 4.10.1969 | Last wooden passenger subway cars retired at Brooklyn Myrtle Beach el |
| 4.10.1969 | U.N. starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters |
| 4.10.1970 | "Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma" |
| 4.10.1970 | Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud kicks 55-yard field goal |
| 4.10.1970 | Umps return after 1-day walkout in quest of higher wages |
| 4.10.1970 | "WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 4.10.1971 | Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World |
| 4.10.1971 | "KMPH TV channel 26 in Visalia-Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting" |
| 4.10.1971 | U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test |
| 4.10.1972 | "Ted Williams manages his final game as Rangers lose to Royals, 4-0" |
| 4.10.1973 | "Hans of Manens ballet ""Adagio Hammerklavier"" premieres in Amsterdam" |
| 4.10.1974 | "John Lennon releases ""Walls and Bridges"" album" |
| 4.10.1976 | Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigns due to telling a racial joke |
| 4.10.1976 | Supreme Court lifts 1972 ban on death penalty for convicted murderers |
| 4.10.1977 | Pier 39 opens in San Francisco |
| 4.10.1978 | Funeral services held for Pope John Paul I |
| 4.10.1979 | "Hugh Leonards ""Life,"" premieres in Dublin" |
| 4.10.1979 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test |
| 4.10.1980 | Mike Schmidt's 2-run HR clinches NL East title for Phillies |
| 4.10.1981 | Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ |
| 4.10.1981 | Meadowlands Arena opens in New Jersey |
| 4.10.1981 | Pasakevi Kouna of Greece (9) is youngest International gymnastics participant |
| 4.10.1982 | Helmut Kohl elected chancellor of German FR |
| 4.10.1983 | Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car |
| 4.10.1984 | U.S. government closes down due to budget problems |
| 4.10.1984 | Yanks clinch AL East |
| 4.10.1985 | "Henry G. Perry completes 157 day, 14,021 mile bicycle tour of Australia" |
| 4.10.1985 | Shite Moslems claim to have killed hostage William Buckley |
| 4.10.1986 | New York Yankee Dave Righetti saves doubleheader for then record 46 saves |
| 4.10.1986 | Queen Beatrice installs dam at Oosterschelde |
| 4.10.1986 | "Rachel Oliver (Mass), 20, crowned 19th Miss Black America" |
| 4.10.1987 | James Jefferson of Winnipeg scores 2 TDs on interception returns without making an interception. (He scored on laterals) |
| 4.10.1987 | "1st ""Scrub Sunday"" of NFL football with replacement players" |
| 4.10.1987 | Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant |
| 4.10.1988 | Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid |
| 4.10.1989 | Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977 |
| 4.10.1989 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 4.10.1990 | """Stand Up Tragedy"" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 13 performances" |
| 4.10.1991 | NHL New York Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier |
| 4.10.1991 | San Jose Sharks lose 4-3 to Vancouver Canucks in their 1st NHL game |
| 4.10.1991 | "Whiteland Janice, driven by Mike Lachance, wins Kentucky Futurity" |
| 4.10.1992 | 1st time AL East and West champs have same record (96-66)-Tor and Oak |
| 4.10.1992 | "2nd Solheim Cup: Europe beats U.S., 11 -6 at Dalmahoy CC Scotland" |
| 4.10.1992 | """Anna Karenina"" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 46 performances" |
| 4.10.1992 | "El Al cargo plane crashes at Amsterdam Bijlmer, 43 die" |
| 4.10.1992 | Miami Dolphen Louis Oliver returns record tying interception 103 yards |
| 4.10.1992 | """Real Inspector Hound"" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances" |
| 4.10.1993 | Troops of President Yelsin occupy Russian White House (parliament) |
| 4.10.1994 | "7.9 earthquake strikes Koerilen, flood kills 18+" |
| 4.10.1994 | "Keith Moore is charged with stealing $5,000,000 from Sting" |
| 4.10.1994 | Soyuz TM-20 launches |
| 4.10.1995 | 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win |
| 4.10.1995 | Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners |
| 4.10.1996 | BPAA U.S. Bowling Open by Dave Husted |
| 4.10.1996 | BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Liz Johnson |
| 4.10.1996 | Shahid Afridi scores century in 37 balls for Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka |
| 4.10.1997 | Farm Aid 10 concert cancelled due to weak ticket sales |
| 5.10.610 | Heraclius' fleet takes Constantinople |
| 5.10.869 | 4th Council of Constantinople (8th ecumenical council) opens |
| 5.10.1349 | Paris' theologist Jean de Fayt warns for flagellanten at Avignon |
| 5.10.1430 | Duke Philip the Good of Bourgondy visits Brussels |
| 5.10.1450 | Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Ludwig IX |
| 5.10.1465 | French King Louis XI signs peace with Charles the Stout |
| 5.10.1511 | Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League |
| 5.10.1511 | Pope Julius II/Germany/Ferdinand of Aragon/Venice/Swiss |
| 5.10.1568 | Conference of York begins: trial against Mary Stuart |
| 5.10.1568 | Willem of Oranges army occupies Brabant |
| 5.10.1572 | Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederik plunders Mechelen |
| 5.10.1582 | "Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries" |
| 5.10.1632 | Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Groningen |
| 5.10.1693 | Haarlem people's revolution due to food shortages |
| 5.10.1750 | "Carlo Goldoni's ""Il teatro comica,"" premieres in Venice" |
| 5.10.1762 | "Opera ""Orfeo Ed Euridice"" is produced (Vienna)" |
| 5.10.1777 | "Washington begins assault on Germantown, Penn" |
| 5.10.1796 | Spain declares war on England |
| 5.10.1813 | Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British |
| 5.10.1823 | Weber visits Beethoven |
| 5.10.1830 | King Willem I mobilizes Dutch army |
| 5.10.1833 | Charles Darwin moves with Parana to Santa Fe Bajada Argentina |
| 5.10.1862 | "Battle of Big Hatchie River, MS" |
| 5.10.1862 | "Federal fleet occupies Galveston, Texas" |
| 5.10.1863 | Confederate sub David damages Union ship Ironsides |
| 5.10.1864 | "Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing South" |
| 5.10.1864 | "Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approx 60,000 die)" |
| 5.10.1867 | Last day of Julian calendar in Alaska |
| 5.10.1875 | "Palace Hotel on Market Street, San Francisco opens" |
| 5.10.1877 | "Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War" |
| 5.10.1892 | "Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville, Kansas bank holdup" |
| 5.10.1896 | "William Gillette's ""Secret Service,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 5.10.1897 | Solomon Andrees baloon/polar expedition reaches White Island |
| 5.10.1900 | 6th U.S. Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago GC Ill |
| 5.10.1900 | Harry Vardon wins U.S. Open golf tournament |
| 5.10.1905 | "Orville/Wilbur Wright's ""Flyer III"" flight 38.5 km in 38.3""" |
| 5.10.1906 | "Henry Mathewson (New York Giants, Christy's brother) walks 14 men" |
| 5.10.1907 | Interprovincial Rugby Football Union plays 1st game (Mtl 17 Tor 8) |
| 5.10.1907 | "Philadelphia A's Rube Vickers no-hits Washington Senators, 4-0 in 5 inning game" |
| 5.10.1908 | "Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey, Ferdinand I becomes Tsar" |
| 5.10.1908 | White Sox Ed Walsh tops Detroit 6-1 for his 40th victory |
| 5.10.1910 | "Portugal overthrows monarchy, proclaims republic" |
| 5.10.1911 | Italian troops occupy Tripoli |
| 5.10.1912 | Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game |
| 5.10.1912 | Red Sox defeat A's 3-0 for then AL record 105th win |
| 5.10.1912 | Yanks win final game at Hilltop stadium |
| 5.10.1916 | Soldier Adolf Hitler is injured |
| 5.10.1919 | Norwegian population agrees to prohibition |
| 5.10.1921 | "1st World Series radio broadcast, Yanks beat Giants 3-0" |
| 5.10.1921 | Present constitution of Liechtenstein comes into effect |
| 5.10.1922 | Yanks and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game |
| 5.10.1923 | Edwin Hubble identifies Cepheid variable star |
| 5.10.1924 | 1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in New York City Daily News |
| 5.10.1925 | "WSM-AM in Nashville, Tenn begins radio transmissions" |
| 5.10.1930 | "British airship crashes in storm at Beauvais France, 48 die" |
| 5.10.1931 | "1st nonstop transpacific flight, Japan to Washington (Herndon and Pangborn)" |
| 5.10.1931 | "Paul Green's ""House of Connelly,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 5.10.1937 | "Minister Romme says unemployment is 25% ""quarter of Romme""" |
| 5.10.1941 | "Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yanks score 4 and win 7-4" |
| 5.10.1942 | "5,000 Jews of Dubno Russia massacred" |
| 5.10.1942 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series" |
| 5.10.1943 | U.S. air raid on Wake |
| 5.10.1944 | Harold Arlen/ET Harburgs musical premieres in New York City |
| 5.10.1944 | Kerkrade (Neth) liberated |
| 5.10.1945 | Indonesian army forms |
| 5.10.1945 | """Meet the Press"" premieres on radio" |
| 5.10.1945 | Queen Wilhelmina visits Rotterdam |
| 5.10.1946 | """Yours Is My Heart"" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 36 performances" |
| 5.10.1947 | 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman |
| 5.10.1947 | Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series |
| 5.10.1949 | "WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 5.10.1949 | "WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, New York (IND) begins" |
| 5.10.1950 | """Pardon Our French"" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 100 performances" |
| 5.10.1952 | 19th congress of Communist Party meets in Moscow |
| 5.10.1952 | 6th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1 at Detroit |
| 5.10.1953 | "50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yanks win record 5th consec WS" |
| 5.10.1953 | Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of U.S. |
| 5.10.1954 | Hurricane Hazel hits Eastern U.S. |
| 5.10.1956 | Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam |
| 5.10.1957 | 11th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 at Montreal |
| 5.10.1957 | "12th Ryder Cup: Britain-Ireland, 7 -4 at Lindrick GC, England" |
| 5.10.1957 | Yugoslav dissident Milovan Djilos sentenced to 7 years |
| 5.10.1958 | "KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 5.10.1958 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 5.10.1958 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 5.10.1960 | British Labour party demands unilateral nuclear disarmament |
| 5.10.1960 | Eastern AL Electra turbo-prop crashed in Boston Harbor (61 die) |
| 5.10.1960 | "KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 5.10.1961 | China and Nepal sign treaty |
| 5.10.1962 | "Beatles release their 1st record ""Love Me Do""" |
| 5.10.1963 | 17th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-3 at Toronto |
| 5.10.1963 | Hyde St. Pier re-opens as State Historical Park |
| 5.10.1963 | Little Richard joins Everly Brothers Tour |
| 5.10.1964 | "KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, California (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 5.10.1964 | San Francisco Fire Department Museum is dedicated |
| 5.10.1965 | "Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups" |
| 5.10.1965 | Dick McInnes stays aloft almost 12 hours in a kite |
| 5.10.1968 | Battles between Catholic demonstrators and police in Londonderry |
| 5.10.1968 | "KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, California (ABC) begins" |
| 5.10.1969 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational |
| 5.10.1969 | Monty Python's Flying Circus begins airing on BBC |
| 5.10.1969 | Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks 55-yard field goal |
| 5.10.1970 | "John Creach, joins Jefferson Airplane" |
| 5.10.1970 | PBS becomes a network |
| 5.10.1970 | Quebec separatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross |
| 5.10.1975 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 5.10.1976 | Seattle and Toronto picks 30 unprotected players on other AL rosters Ruppert Jones (Seattle) and Bob Bailor (Toronto) are picked 1st |
| 5.10.1977 | """Hair"" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 43 performances" |
| 5.10.1978 | Isaac Bashevis Singer wins Nobel Prize for literature |
| 5.10.1978 | Sweden's Falldin government falls |
| 5.10.1980 | Formal opening of meditation hall of Zenshin Temple in Riverdale Bronx |
| 5.10.1980 | Kathy Whitworth/Donna Caponi Young win Portland Ping Team Golf Champ |
| 5.10.1980 | "Yanks set AL attendance mark at 2,627,417" |
| 5.10.1981 | Dutch guilder/Deutsche mark revalued up 5.5% |
| 5.10.1981 | Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg becomes an honarary American |
| 5.10.1982 | "1st New Jersey Devils game, tie the Pitts Penguins 3-3 at the Meadowlands" |
| 5.10.1982 | China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC |
| 5.10.1982 | Hernan Siles Zuazo appointed president of Bolivia |
| 5.10.1982 | "Unmanned rocket sled reaches 9,851 kph at White Sands, New Mexico" |
| 5.10.1983 | Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| 5.10.1984 | 13th Space Shuttle Mission (41-G)-Challenger 6-launched |
| 5.10.1985 | Grambling's Eddie Robinson wins record 324th football game |
| 5.10.1986 | London Sunday Times reports Israel is stocking nuclear arms |
| 5.10.1988 | Chilean population agrees at referendum against Pinochet regime |
| 5.10.1988 | Israel bans Meir Kahane's Kach Party on grounds of racism |
| 5.10.1988 | Brazil adopts its Constitution |
| 5.10.1990 | Cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obsentity (Mappelthorpe photos) |
| 5.10.1991 | Actor Ted Shackelford (Knots Landing) weds Annett Wolf |
| 5.10.1991 | Carlos Huerta's NCAA record streak of successful points after a touchdown ends at 157 |
| 5.10.1991 | "Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17" |
| 5.10.1991 | "Military transport plane crashes at Djakarta, 133 dies" |
| 5.10.1991 | New Jersey Devils begin their 10th Anniversary with a 7-2 win over the Blues |
| 5.10.1991 | U.S.S.R. reduces nuclear weapons arsenal |
| 5.10.1992 | 1st overturn of a George Bush veto (cable bill) |
| 5.10.1992 | El Al cargo jet crashes into apartment complex in Amsterdam (250 die) |
| 5.10.1992 | New York senator Alphonse D'Mato fillerbusters for 15 hours 20 mins |
| 5.10.1992 | U.S. Air goes on strike |
| 5.10.1993 | China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC |
| 5.10.1993 | Last honor guard at Lenin's mausoleum |
| 5.10.1993 | Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical Veritatis splendor |
| 5.10.1994 | 28th Country Music Association Award |
| 5.10.1994 | "52 members of Zonnetempel, murdered" |
| 5.10.1995 | """Company"" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances" |
| 5.10.1996 | Caroline Pierce wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic |
| 5.10.1996 | Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 inn playoff game |
| 5.10.1996 | New York Yankee Bernie Williams switch hits home runs in a post season game |
| 5.10.1997 | 35th Tennis Fed Cup: France beats Netherlands in Den Bosch Netherlands (4-1) |
| 5.10.1997 | Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA CoreStates Betsy King Classic |
| 5.10.1997 | "Davis Love III wins golf's Buick challenge, shooting a 267" |
| 5.10.1997 | STS 86 (Atlantis 20) lands |
| 5.10.1997 | Vantage Senior Golf Championship |
| 6.10.891 | Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope |
| 6.10.1111 | Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders |
| 6.10.1499 | French king Louis XII occupies Milan |
| 6.10.1567 | Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands |
| 6.10.1689 | Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII |
| 6.10.1762 | English troops occupy Manila Philippines |
| 6.10.1777 | Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British |
| 6.10.1781 | Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War |
| 6.10.1783 | Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock |
| 6.10.1799 | Battle at Castricum: French and Bataafs army beats English/Russian army |
| 6.10.1811 | French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht |
| 6.10.1857 | American Chess Association organized; 1st major U.S. chess tournament (New York City) |
| 6.10.1861 | "Naval Engagement at Charleston, South Carolina USS Flag vs BR Alert" |
| 6.10.1861 | Revolt of Russian student shuts down university of Petersburg |
| 6.10.1863 | Battle at Baxter Springs Kansas |
| 6.10.1863 | "Dr. Charles H Sheppard opens 1st public bath, in Brooklyn" |
| 6.10.1866 | "1st train robbery in U.S. (Reno Brothers take $13,000)" |
| 6.10.1869 | "John Brahms' ""Liebeslieder Walzer,"" premieres" |
| 6.10.1871 | Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour |
| 6.10.1876 | American Library Association organized in Philadelphia |
| 6.10.1882 | "1st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0" |
| 6.10.1884 | Naval War College forms in Newport RI |
| 6.10.1886 | "Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure ""Resident Patient""" |
| 6.10.1889 | Moulin Rogue opens in Paris |
| 6.10.1889 | Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture |
| 6.10.1890 | Mormon Church outlaws polygamy |
| 6.10.1893 | Nabisco Foods invents Cream of Wheat |
| 6.10.1898 | Gustav Mahler conducts 1st Wiener Philharmonic |
| 6.10.1908 | Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 6.10.1908 | "Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant" |
| 6.10.1908 | Yanks lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season |
| 6.10.1910 | Braves beat Phillies 20-7 |
| 6.10.1911 | Beatrix van Rijk becomes 1st licensed Dutch woman pilot |
| 6.10.1911 | Cy Young's farewell appearance in a major league game is a letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game |
| 6.10.1912 | "Pirates Owen ""Chief"" Wilson hits record 36th triple of season" |
| 6.10.1918 | "U.S. ship Otranto sinks between Scotland and Ireland, 425 die" |
| 6.10.1919 | Stambuliski becomes premier of Bulgaria |
| 6.10.1919 | White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series |
| 6.10.1920 | "1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleve's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln" |
| 6.10.1921 | Century Theater opens at 7th Ave and 59th St. New York City (demolished 1962) |
| 6.10.1921 | "Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yanks (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0" |
| 6.10.1922 | Schwebla replaces Benes government in Czechoslavakia |
| 6.10.1923 | "1st NL unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Phillies)" |
| 6.10.1923 | 2nd government of Stresemann in Germany forms |
| 6.10.1923 | U.S. lt Al Williams fly 392.2 KPH (record) |
| 6.10.1923 | U.S.S.R. adopts experimental calendar |
| 6.10.1925 | Greek premier Papanastasiou orders gen Pangulos arrested |
| 6.10.1926 | "Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yanks beat Cards 10-5" |
| 6.10.1927 | """Jazz Singer,"" 1st movie with a sound track, premieres (New York City)" |
| 6.10.1928 | 11th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Five Farms CC Baltimore |
| 6.10.1928 | Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of China |
| 6.10.1928 | Josip Broz (Tito) sentenced to 5 years in jail |
| 6.10.1929 | 12th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Hillcrest CC Los Angeles |
| 6.10.1931 | Js Van Severen forms Verdinaso (Union of Flemish National Solidarists) |
| 6.10.1935 | Italian army occupies Adua Abyssinia |
| 6.10.1935 | Market Street Railway starts using trackless trolley coaches |
| 6.10.1936 | New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series |
| 6.10.1938 | Yanks Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss |
| 6.10.1939 | Adolf Hitler denies he intends to go to war against France and Britain |
| 6.10.1939 | Hitler announces plans to regulate Jewish problem |
| 6.10.1940 | Zoological Gardens opens on Sloat and Skyline in SF |
| 6.10.1941 | "German army occupies Briansk, U.S.S.R." |
| 6.10.1941 | "New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series" |
| 6.10.1942 | Allied assault on oil installations of Bula Ceram |
| 6.10.1943 | "Battle at Vella Lavella, Solomon Island" |
| 6.10.1943 | "Himmler wants acceleration of ""Final Solution""" |
| 6.10.1944 | "Allied aircrafts bombard per accident Fishing, Overijssel" |
| 6.10.1944 | Canadians free Austria |
| 6.10.1944 | HM Zwaardvis sinks U168 at Java |
| 6.10.1944 | Soviets march into Hungary and Czechoslovakia |
| 6.10.1945 | General Eisenhower welcomed in Hague (on Hitler's train) |
| 6.10.1945 | Memorial for executed unveiled in Terbregge |
| 6.10.1945 | "Tavern owner ""Billy Goat"" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of World Series and is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs" |
| 6.10.1946 | 90 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Oct |
| 6.10.1946 | President Truman questions Great Britain Jews about Palestine |
| 6.10.1947 | "New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series" |
| 6.10.1948 | "KHJ TV channel 9 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting" |
| 6.10.1948 | """Polonaise"" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 113 performances" |
| 6.10.1949 | "Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine" |
| 6.10.1949 | President Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) |
| 6.10.1951 | Stalin proclaims Russia has atom bomb |
| 6.10.1953 | "WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 6.10.1955 | LSD made illegal in U.S. |
| 6.10.1956 | Dmitri Shostakovitch's 6th Iron quartet premieres in Leningrad |
| 6.10.1956 | Dr. Albert Sabin discovers oral polio vaccine |
| 6.10.1956 | "South African politician ""Kobie"" Coetsee marries Helena E Malan" |
| 6.10.1957 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 6.10.1957 | Wiffi Smith wins LPGA United Voluntary Services Golf Open |
| 6.10.1958 | US nuclear sub USS Seawolfe remains record 60 days under pole |
| 6.10.1959 | "Single game World Series attendence record set (92,706 in LA)" |
| 6.10.1959 | "Soviet Luna 3, 1st successful photographic spacecraft, impacts Moon" |
| 6.10.1961 | John F. Kennedy advises Americans to build fallout shelters |
| 6.10.1961 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear tests at Kapustin Yar and Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 6.10.1962 | 16th NHL All-Star Game: Toronto beat All4-Stars -1 at Toronto |
| 6.10.1962 | U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island |
| 6.10.1963 | "Barbra Streisand appears on ""Judy Garland Show""" |
| 6.10.1963 | "Los Angeles Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series" |
| 6.10.1964 | """Cambridge Circus"" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 23 performances" |
| 6.10.1965 | "Supremes release ""I Hear a Symphony""" |
| 6.10.1965 | "William Goodhart's ""Generation,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 6.10.1966 | "Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout" |
| 6.10.1966 | Partial meltdown at Detroits's Fermi 1 nuclear reactor |
| 6.10.1967 | Haight-Ashbury hippies throw a funneral to mark end of hippies |
| 6.10.1967 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test |
| 6.10.1969 | "WMPB TV channel 67 in Baltimore, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 6.10.1972 | "22-car train carrying 2,000 pilgrims derails, kills 208 in Mexico" |
| 6.10.1973 | Yom Kippur War begins as Syria and Egypt attack Israel |
| 6.10.1974 | Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA Sacramento Union Ladies Golf Classic |
| 6.10.1974 | """Mack and Mabel,"" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 66 performances" |
| 6.10.1976 | Cubans DC-8 crashes after bomb attack |
| 6.10.1976 | """Gang of Four"" arrested in Beijing" |
| 6.10.1976 | "John Hathaway completes 50,600 mile bicycle tour of every continent" |
| 6.10.1976 | "President Ford says there is ""no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe""" |
| 6.10.1977 | "DL Coburns ""Gin Game,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 6.10.1977 | Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game |
| 6.10.1978 | Hannah H Gray inaugurated as 1st female head of U.S. university (Chic) |
| 6.10.1978 | Iraq declares Ayatollah Khomeini an undesirable person |
| 6.10.1978 | "Mick Jagger apologizes for racist lyrics in ""Some Girls""" |
| 6.10.1978 | "Royals' George Brett hits 3 HRs, Yanks win championship game 3, 6-5" |
| 6.10.1979 | "Harry Drake set long distance footbow shot record of 2,006 yds 1'9""" |
| 6.10.1979 | Pope John Paul II is 1st Pope to visit White House |
| 6.10.1980 | Guyana adopts constitution |
| 6.10.1980 | John Lydon sentenced to 3 months on assault charges |
| 6.10.1982 | Auburn's Al Del Greco kicks 6 field goals |
| 6.10.1982 | "Fokker's Fellowship crashes at Moerdijk Neth, 17-22 die" |
| 6.10.1983 | Buffalo Bill QB Joe Ferguson passes 419 yards with 5 TDs |
| 6.10.1983 | China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC |
| 6.10.1983 | Islander's Mike Bossy's 25th career hat trick |
| 6.10.1983 | New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea for Meadowlands |
| 6.10.1983 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 6.10.1984 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Hitachi Ladies British Golf Open |
| 6.10.1985 | Marita Koch of Germany sets 400m woman's record (47.6) in Australia |
| 6.10.1985 | Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games and also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0 |
| 6.10.1986 | Russian nuclear sub sinks in Atlantic Ocean |
| 6.10.1987 | Milt coup leader Maj-Gen Sitiveni Rabuka declares Fiji a republic |
| 6.10.1988 | Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant |
| 6.10.1990 | Spacecraft Ulysses launched towards pole of Sun |
| 6.10.1990 | U.S. 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) launches into orbit |
| 6.10.1991 | Elizabeth Taylor weds for 8th time (Larry Fortensky) |
| 6.10.1991 | Meg Mallon wins LPGA Daikyo World Golf Championship |
| 6.10.1991 | New York Met David Cone ties NL record by striking out 19 Phillies |
| 6.10.1991 | Orioles last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Det Tigers) |
| 6.10.1993 | "Sydney Australia Stock Market index above 2000, for 1st time" |
| 6.10.1994 | Ben Mokoena becomes 1st black mayor of Middelburg South Africa |
| 6.10.1994 | European Campaign against Racism confers in Austria |
| 6.10.1995 | BPAA U.S. Women's Open won by Cheryl Daniels |
| 6.10.1995 | "Colorodo Avalanche (former Que Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit" |
| 6.10.1996 | Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton meet in their 1st debate |
| 6.10.1996 | Caroline Pierce wins JAL Big Apple Golf Classic |
| 6.10.1996 | New York Jet Nick Lowrey ties Jan Stenerud with 373 NFL field goals |
| 7.10.336 | St. Mark ends his reign as Catholic Pope |
| 7.10.1492 | Columbus misses Florida when he changed course |
| 7.10.1506 | Pope Julius II and France occupy Bologna |
| 7.10.1520 | "1st public burning of books in Netherlands, in Louvain" |
| 7.10.1542 | Explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off California coast |
| 7.10.1571 | Battle at Lepanto: Saint League (Spain and Italy) destroys Turkish fleet |
| 7.10.1579 | English royal marriage of queen Elizabeth I to duke of Anjou |
| 7.10.1637 | Prince Frederik Henry occupies Breda |
| 7.10.1690 | English attack Quebec under Louis de Buade |
| 7.10.1702 | English/Dutch troops under Marlborough occupy Roermond |
| 7.10.1714 | People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar Neth |
| 7.10.1737 | "40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India)" |
| 7.10.1763 | "George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement" |
| 7.10.1765 | Stamp Act Congress convenes in New York |
| 7.10.1777 | Americans beat Brits in 2nd Battle of Saratoga and Battle of Bemis Hts |
| 7.10.1780 | "British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC" |
| 7.10.1806 | Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood |
| 7.10.1816 | "1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans" |
| 7.10.1826 | Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in U.S.) begins operations |
| 7.10.1840 | Willem I resigns as king of Netherlands |
| 7.10.1856 | "Cyrus Chambers, Jr. patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers" |
| 7.10.1864 | Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor Brazil-CSS Florida vs USS Wachusett |
| 7.10.1868 | Cornell University (Ithaca New York) opens |
| 7.10.1870 | Leon Gambetta flees Paris in balloon |
| 7.10.1871 | 16-hour fire injures 30 of Chicago's 185 firefighters |
| 7.10.1879 | Germany and Austrian-Hungary sign Twofold Covenant |
| 7.10.1882 | "1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0" |
| 7.10.1886 | Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba |
| 7.10.1900 | "The term ""orienteering"" is 1st used for an event" |
| 7.10.1904 | New York Highlander Jack Chesbro wins record 41st game of season (41-12) |
| 7.10.1907 | France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane |
| 7.10.1908 | Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece |
| 7.10.1908 | Serbia and Montenegro sign anti-Austria-Hungarian pact |
| 7.10.1913 | Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line |
| 7.10.1915 | Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland College 222-0 in football (record) |
| 7.10.1916 | "222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee" |
| 7.10.1919 | 1st London-Amsterdam airline service (Brit Aerial Transport and KLM) |
| 7.10.1919 | "Fritz Kreisler and F Jacobi's ""Apple Blossoms,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 7.10.1919 | "KLM, Netherlands Airlines, established (oldest existing airline)" |
| 7.10.1922 | "1st radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Senectady) link for World Series" |
| 7.10.1922 | Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain |
| 7.10.1922 | Oud-burgem of Rotterdam Zimmerman becomes High Comm's of Austria |
| 7.10.1923 | "Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138" |
| 7.10.1924 | "160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins" |
| 7.10.1924 | "Greek government of Dikalekopoulis, forms" |
| 7.10.1926 | Actress Theo Mann-Master resigns from stage |
| 7.10.1926 | Italian Great Fascist Council forms |
| 7.10.1927 | Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game |
| 7.10.1928 | Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0) |
| 7.10.1928 | Race Tafari Makonnen crowned king of Abyssinia |
| 7.10.1929 | Ramsay MacDonald is 1st British premier to address U.S. Congress |
| 7.10.1931 | "1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, New York" |
| 7.10.1933 | "New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series" |
| 7.10.1935 | "Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series" |
| 7.10.1936 | 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel |
| 7.10.1937 | "Johan Wagenaar's ""Feestmars"" premieres in Amsterdam" |
| 7.10.1938 | Germany demands all Jewish passports stamped with letter J |
| 7.10.1940 | Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series |
| 7.10.1941 | "German army occupies Viarma, U.S.S.R." |
| 7.10.1942 | 1 salvo Katjoesja-rocket destroys nazi battalion in Stalingrad |
| 7.10.1942 | Last camouflaged German raider Komet leaves Flushing harbor (Neth) |
| 7.10.1942 | "Maxwell Andersons ""Eve of St. Mark,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 7.10.1942 | U.S. and British government announce establishment of United Nations |
| 7.10.1942 | "Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ" |
| 7.10.1943 | "Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical ""One Touch of Venus,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 7.10.1944 | Allies bombs sea dikes at Vlissingen |
| 7.10.1944 | Fieldmarshal Rommel gets order to return to Berlin |
| 7.10.1944 | Riots in Amersfoort/Utrecht/Strugle |
| 7.10.1944 | "Uprising at Auschwitz, Jews burn down crematoriums" |
| 7.10.1944 | Uprising at Birkenau concentration camp |
| 7.10.1945 | Dutch author A M de Jong's murderer Ton van Gog escapes |
| 7.10.1946 | "Charles Ives' 2nd string quartet, premieres" |
| 7.10.1947 | Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series |
| 7.10.1949 | German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) |
| 7.10.1949 | Otto Greatwohl becomes 1st premier of German DR |
| 7.10.1949 | Wilhelm Pieck becomes 1st president of German DR |
| 7.10.1950 | New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series |
| 7.10.1950 | U.S. forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel |
| 7.10.1950 | Walter Bedell Smith replaces Roscoe H Hillenkoetter as 4th CIA head |
| 7.10.1950 | "Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2" |
| 7.10.1950 | "William H. Jackson, becomes deputy director of CIA" |
| 7.10.1950 | Yanks win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies |
| 7.10.1951 | David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government |
| 7.10.1952 | "1st ""Bandstand"" broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute-host)" |
| 7.10.1952 | New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series |
| 7.10.1952 | Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins |
| 7.10.1953 | "Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply" |
| 7.10.1954 | "Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt" |
| 7.10.1954 | Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad Sinarum gentem |
| 7.10.1955 | Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched |
| 7.10.1956 | Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Open |
| 7.10.1957 | """American Bandstand"" premieres" |
| 7.10.1957 | "KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 7.10.1957 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Invitational |
| 7.10.1958 | Potter Stewart appointed to U.S. Supreme Court |
| 7.10.1958 | U.S. manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury |
| 7.10.1959 | "Far side of Moon seen for 1st time, compliments of U.S.S.R.'s Luna 3" |
| 7.10.1959 | """Happy Town"" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 5 performances" |
| 7.10.1960 | 2nd John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate |
| 7.10.1960 | """Route 66"" premieres" |
| 7.10.1961 | 15th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Chicago 3-1 at Chicago |
| 7.10.1961 | """Bye Bye Birdie"" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 607 performances" |
| 7.10.1962 | 8th LPGA Championship won by Judy Kimball |
| 7.10.1962 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 7.10.1963 | Bobby Baker resigns as Senate Democratic secretary |
| 7.10.1963 | "Hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190" |
| 7.10.1963 | John F. Kennedy signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty |
| 7.10.1964 | New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series |
| 7.10.1965 | 50 mph gust carries 165 lb Robert Mitera's tee shot 447 |
| 7.10.1965 | "Charles Linster does 6,006 consecutive push-ups" |
| 7.10.1965 | "Robert Mitera aces 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one" |
| 7.10.1967 | Beatles turn down $1 million New York concert offer by Sid Berstein |
| 7.10.1967 | "Rolf Hochhuths ""Soldaten,"" premieres in West Berlin" |
| 7.10.1968 | Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system |
| 7.10.1969 | "WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting" |
| 7.10.1971 | "T McNally's ""Where has Tommy Flowers gone?,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 7.10.1972 | "1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2" |
| 7.10.1973 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open |
| 7.10.1974 | German DR amends constitution |
| 7.10.1975 | "Players' Assn, files a suit on behalf of Dodgers Andy Messersmith" |
| 7.10.1975 | U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction |
| 7.10.1977 | Guitarist Steve Hackett quits Genesis |
| 7.10.1977 | U.S.S.R. adopts constitution |
| 7.10.1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers win the pennant |
| 7.10.1978 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test |
| 7.10.1979 | """1940's Radio Hour"" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 105 performances" |
| 7.10.1979 | Cleveland Browns' Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns |
| 7.10.1979 | Debbie Massey wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic |
| 7.10.1979 | """Eubie!"" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 439 performances" |
| 7.10.1979 | U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test |
| 7.10.1980 | Belgium 3rd government of Martens resigns |
| 7.10.1981 | Hosni Mubarak became acting-president of Egypt |
| 7.10.1981 | In 1st Eastern Division championship Yanks beat Brewers 5-3 |
| 7.10.1982 | """Cats"" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5000+ performances" |
| 7.10.1982 | Olof Palme forms Swedish government |
| 7.10.1984 | "Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, San Diego Padres win pennant" |
| 7.10.1984 | Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader |
| 7.10.1985 | 21st Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB |
| 7.10.1985 | KHQ-AM in Spokane Washington's final transmission |
| 7.10.1985 | "Lynette Woodward, chosen as 1st woman on Harlem Globetrotters" |
| 7.10.1985 | PLO terrorists sieze Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro |
| 7.10.1986 | "1st edition British newspaper ""Independent"" begins publishing" |
| 7.10.1988 | Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager |
| 7.10.1988 | Jim Fregosi is fired as manager of White Sox |
| 7.10.1988 | Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by U.S.S.R. |
| 7.10.1988 | Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time |
| 7.10.1988 | Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson |
| 7.10.1988 | "WNBC 660 final transmission, WFAN moves from 1050 to 660 and WUKQ begins on 1050 at 5:30 PM (New York City radio)" |
| 7.10.1989 | Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores Tennis match |
| 7.10.1989 | Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander |
| 7.10.1989 | Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games) |
| 7.10.1990 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic |
| 7.10.1990 | Israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens |
| 7.10.1991 | Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics |
| 7.10.1991 | Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriat comments to her |
| 7.10.1991 | "Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal and Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in New York thoroughbred racing history" |
| 7.10.1992 | Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2) |
| 7.10.1993 | """Les Miserables,"" opens at Meralco Theatre, Philippines" |
| 7.10.1993 | "Massive Moslem demonstrate in Xining China PR, 12 killed" |
| 7.10.1993 | Nobel prize for literature awarded to Toni Morrison |
| 7.10.1993 | """She Loves Me"" opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 294 performances" |
| 7.10.1994 | China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC |
| 7.10.1994 | Faud Guliyev appointed premier of Azerbijan |
| 7.10.1994 | Ingvar Carlsson forms Swedish government |
| 7.10.1994 | Lu Bin swims female 200m medley world record (2:11.57) |
| 7.10.1995 | "Boston's Fleet Center opens, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins tie at 4-4" |
| 7.10.1995 | Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees |
| 8.10.314 | Battle at Cibalae: emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius |
| 8.10.451 | Council of Chalcedon (4th ecumenical council) opens |
| 8.10.876 | Battle at Andernach: Louis the Young beats Charles the Bare |
| 8.10.1085 | San Marcos minstery in Venice initiated |
| 8.10.1492 | Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico |
| 8.10.1600 | San Marino adopts constitution |
| 8.10.1604 | "Supernova ""Kepler's nova"" 1st sighted" |
| 8.10.1625 | Admiral George Villiers' fleet sails from Plymouth to Cadiz |
| 8.10.1633 | Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its 1st government |
| 8.10.1690 | Turkish troops occupy Belgrade |
| 8.10.1712 | French hijacker Jacques Cassard seen on Suriname coast |
| 8.10.1740 | Chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia |
| 8.10.1775 | Officers decide to bar slaves and free blacks from Continental Army |
| 8.10.1806 | "British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve" |
| 8.10.1813 | Treaty of Ried between Bayern and Austria |
| 8.10.1815 | "Joachim Murats forces lands at Pizzo, Italy" |
| 8.10.1818 | 2 English boxers are 1st to use padded gloves |
| 8.10.1822 | 1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley |
| 8.10.1835 | "HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches James Island, Galapagos archipelago" |
| 8.10.1840 | 1st Hawaiian constitution proclaimed |
| 8.10.1842 | Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach |
| 8.10.1856 | "Chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy and lower British flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War" |
| 8.10.1860 | Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens |
| 8.10.1862 | "Battle of Perryville, KY-Confederate invasion halted" |
| 8.10.1862 | Otto von Bismarck becomes German republic chancellor |
| 8.10.1865 | Earthquake in Santa Cruz Mountains |
| 8.10.1871 | "Gas explosion destroys Peshtigo, Wisconsin" |
| 8.10.1871 | "Great Fire kills 200, destroys over 4miles (10 km) of Chicago buildings, and original Emancipation Proclamation" |
| 8.10.1873 | 1st women's prison run by women opens at Indiana Reformatory Institute |
| 8.10.1886 | "Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure ""Noble Bachelor""" |
| 8.10.1887 | Phillies set club record 16th straight victory |
| 8.10.1892 | "Sergei Rachmaninoff 1st performs ""Prelude in C-sharp-Minor"" in Moscow" |
| 8.10.1895 | Ohio Valley Improvement Association forms |
| 8.10.1896 | Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks |
| 8.10.1897 | Emperor Karl Joseph I named Gustav Mahler director of Opera |
| 8.10.1898 | "1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2" |
| 8.10.1903 | "J. M. Synge's ""In the Shadow of the Glen,"" premieres in Dublin" |
| 8.10.1904 | "1st Vanderbilt Cup auto race (Hicksville, Long Island, New York)" |
| 8.10.1906 | "Karl Nessler demonstrates 1st 'permanent wave' for hair, in London" |
| 8.10.1908 | "New York Giants set season attendance record at 910,000 (broken in 1920)" |
| 8.10.1909 | Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant |
| 8.10.1912 | 1st Balkan War begins - Montenegro declares war on Turkey |
| 8.10.1912 | "Montenegro declares war on Turkey, beginning 1st Balkan War" |
| 8.10.1915 | "Battle of Loos, almost 430,000 French, British and Germans killed" |
| 8.10.1915 | "Phillies win their 1st and only World Series game before 1980, beating" |
| 8.10.1915 | "Red Sox, 3-1, with an 8th inning 2 run rally" |
| 8.10.1917 | Trotski named chairman of Petrograd Soviet |
| 8.10.1918 | "Sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans" |
| 8.10.1922 | "New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series" |
| 8.10.1924 | British Labour government of MacDonald falls to Communists |
| 8.10.1927 | New York Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series |
| 8.10.1927 | Sea battle at Navarino (Greece freed of Ottoman occupation) |
| 8.10.1928 | "Cole Porter and E Ray Goetz' musical ""Paris,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 8.10.1928 | Eastern Soccer League forms in U.S. |
| 8.10.1929 | A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs |
| 8.10.1929 | Mohammed Nadir Khan occupies Kabul Afghanistan/drives out H Ghazi |
| 8.10.1930 | "Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series" |
| 8.10.1933 | "Coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters" |
| 8.10.1933 | Martinez Barrios forms new Spanish government |
| 8.10.1934 | Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son |
| 8.10.1935 | Ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie and Harriet) |
| 8.10.1938 | "G Kaufman and Moss Hart's ""Fabulous Invalid,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 8.10.1939 | Germany annexes Western Poland |
| 8.10.1939 | "New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win" |
| 8.10.1940 | "Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series" |
| 8.10.1940 | German troops occupies Romania |
| 8.10.1941 | Concentration camp Birkenau begins being built |
| 8.10.1942 | "Fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley)" |
| 8.10.1943 | Great-Britain establishes bases on Azores |
| 8.10.1944 | """Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"" debut on CBS radio" |
| 8.10.1944 | "Samuel Barber's ""Capricorn Concerto,"" premieres" |
| 8.10.1945 | Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada |
| 8.10.1946 | Kwo-less-shrew selects Gen Chiang Kai-shek as president of China |
| 8.10.1946 | "Milt plane crashes at Christian HBS, 24 die" |
| 8.10.1950 | 4th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 7-1 at Detroit |
| 8.10.1950 | "Cleveland Browns play Pittsburgh for 1st time, beat Steelers 30-17" |
| 8.10.1951 | Ford C Frick replaces Happy Chandler as 3rd commissioner of baseball Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League |
| 8.10.1951 | """Music in the Air"" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 56 performances" |
| 8.10.1952 | "2 trains collide with a derailed commuter train, kills 112 (England)" |
| 8.10.1952 | Chinese offensive in Korea |
| 8.10.1953 | "Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group" |
| 8.10.1953 | "WTAP TV channel 15 in Parkersburg-Marietta, WV (NBC) begins" |
| 8.10.1955 | "Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, USS Saratoga launched" |
| 8.10.1956 | "Don Larsen, New York, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn" |
| 8.10.1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles |
| 8.10.1957 | Procter and Gamble-director N McElroy becomes U.S. Min of Defense |
| 8.10.1957 | Soviet spy Jack Sobel sentenced to 7 years (New York City) |
| 8.10.1957 | Turkish and Syrian border guards exchange fire |
| 8.10.1958 | Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time |
| 8.10.1958 | Dr. Ake Senning installs 1st pacemaker in Stockholm |
| 8.10.1958 | "KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 8.10.1958 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 8.10.1959 | """At the Drop of a Hat"" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 216 performances" |
| 8.10.1959 | Conservatives win British election |
| 8.10.1959 | "Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series" |
| 8.10.1960 | Bobby Richarson hits a World Series grand slammer |
| 8.10.1961 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Bill Brannin's Swing Parade Golf Tournament |
| 8.10.1961 | "U.S. Constellation crashes at Richmond, Virginia, 74 die" |
| 8.10.1961 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 8.10.1961 | "Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32" |
| 8.10.1962 | Algeria admitted as 109th member of U.N. |
| 8.10.1962 | "North Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party" |
| 8.10.1963 | Sultan of Zanzibar cedes his mainland possessions to Kenya |
| 8.10.1964 | Gilroy Roberts becomes 1st U.S. chief engraver to retire (than die) |
| 8.10.1965 | Djakarta Moslems set fire to PKI-headquarter |
| 8.10.1965 | "London's Post Office Tower opens, tallest building in England" |
| 8.10.1965 | Once-Hertogenbosch soccer team FC de Bosch forms |
| 8.10.1965 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 8.10.1966 | "Wyoming's Jerry DePoyster kicks 3 field goals over 50 yds (54, 54, 52)" |
| 8.10.1968 | Aircraft carrier Charles Doorman sold to Argentina |
| 8.10.1970 | Soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn wins Nobel Prize for Literature |
| 8.10.1971 | "John Lennon releases his megahit ""Imagine""" |
| 8.10.1971 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 8.10.1972 | """From Israel with Love"" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 8 performances" |
| 8.10.1972 | Harold Carmichael begins NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions |
| 8.10.1972 | "In Game 2 of ALCS, A's Bert Campaneris fires his bat at Det pitcher" |
| 8.10.1973 | NLCS game 3 brawl between Cins' Pete Rose and New York Met Bud Harrelson |
| 8.10.1973 | Spyris Markezinis forms government in Greece |
| 8.10.1976 | Sex Pistols sign with EMI |
| 8.10.1977 | "Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant)" |
| 8.10.1978 | Ken Warby set world water speed record at 319.627 mph (514 kph) |
| 8.10.1978 | "Yanks win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City" |
| 8.10.1979 | "J McHugh and A Malvin's musical ""Sugar Babies,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 8.10.1979 | """Sugar Babies"" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 1208 performances" |
| 8.10.1980 | "Bob Marley collapses on stage, brought to Sloan-Kettering Hospital" |
| 8.10.1980 | British Leyland starts selling Mini Metro |
| 8.10.1980 | U.S.S.R. and Syria sign peace treaty |
| 8.10.1980 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test |
| 8.10.1981 | "1st broadcast of ""Cagney and Lacey"" on ABC-TV" |
| 8.10.1981 | "President Reagan greeted predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald R Ford and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral" |
| 8.10.1981 | USAC appeals panel restores disputed Indy 500 victory to Al Unser |
| 8.10.1982 | "New Jersey Devils 1st victory, beating New York Rangers 3-2 at Meadowlands" |
| 8.10.1982 | Poland bans Solidarity and all labor unions |
| 8.10.1983 | 1st regular season Islander OT game beat Caps 8-7 |
| 8.10.1983 | Washington Capitals 1st NHL overtime game losing to New York Islanders 8-7 |
| 8.10.1984 | 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins |
| 8.10.1985 | "Alain Boubil/Herbert Kretzner's ""Les Miserables,"" premieres in London" |
| 8.10.1985 | Little Richard seriously injured in a car accident |
| 8.10.1985 | """Rembrandt and Hitler or Me"" premieres in Amsterdam" |
| 8.10.1986 | "Mike Scott ties playoff record of 14 strikeouts, beats Mets 1-0" |
| 8.10.1986 | RUN DMC calls for a day of peace among LA street gangs |
| 8.10.1988 | "Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage" |
| 8.10.1988 | Jay Howell ejected in NLCS game 3 for having pine tar on his glove |
| 8.10.1989 | "Oakland beats Toronto, 4-3 in Game 5, to advance to the World Series" |
| 8.10.1990 | 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins |
| 8.10.1990 | Israeli police kill 17 Palestinian rioters |
| 8.10.1990 | U.S. doctors Joseph E. Murray and E. Donnall Thomas win Nobel Prize |
| 8.10.1992 | Nobel Prize for literature is given to West Indies poet Derek Walcott |
| 8.10.1992 | Ottawa Sentors 1st NHL game |
| 8.10.1992 | "Pioneer Venus Orbiter (1st Venus orbiter-1978), crashes into Venus" |
| 8.10.1993 | "Howard Stern releases his 1st book ""Private Parts""" |
| 8.10.1993 | Qn Elizabeth's nephew Viscount Linley (32) weds Serena Stanhope (24) |
| 8.10.1993 | U.N. lifts remaining economic sanctions against South Africa |
| 8.10.1994 | BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Aleta Sill |
| 8.10.1995 | Dolphin's Dan Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL career completions record |
| 8.10.1995 | Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series |
| 9.10.680 | "Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom" |
| 9.10.768 | Charles the Great and Charlamane II divide French republic |
| 9.10.869 | Charles the Bare crowned king of Lotharingen |
| 9.10.1000 | "Leif Ericson discovers ""Vinland"" (possibly New England)" |
| 9.10.1192 | Richard Coeur de Leeuw leaves Jerusalem in disguise |
| 9.10.1290 | "Last of 16,000 English Jews expelled by King Edward I, leaves" |
| 9.10.1446 | Korean Hangual alphabet devised |
| 9.10.1514 | "King Louis XII of France marries Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII" |
| 9.10.1573 | Don Frederik disbands siege of Alkmaar |
| 9.10.1597 | Earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort |
| 9.10.1617 | Peace of Pavia (Spain and Savoye) |
| 9.10.1621 | Turkey and Poland signs Peace of Chotin |
| 9.10.1635 | Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony |
| 9.10.1651 | English parliament proclaims Navigation Act off |
| 9.10.1655 | Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Krakow |
| 9.10.1668 | "Mass society storms palace of ""heretics"" Spanish Governor Jose de Paternina" |
| 9.10.1701 | "Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven" |
| 9.10.1708 | Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy |
| 9.10.1716 | England and France sign treaty |
| 9.10.1740 | Netherlands gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia |
| 9.10.1760 | Russian/Austrian army occupies Berlin |
| 9.10.1776 | Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay |
| 9.10.1794 | French troops occupy Hertogenbosch |
| 9.10.1799 | British frigate HMS Lutine sinks off Dutch coast |
| 9.10.1804 | Hobart Tasmania founded |
| 9.10.1817 | University of Gent officially opens |
| 9.10.1818 | Congress of Aken returns to France from Libya |
| 9.10.1820 | "Guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador" |
| 9.10.1837 | "Steamboat ""Home"" sinks off Okracoke North Carolina killing 100" |
| 9.10.1855 | Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor |
| 9.10.1855 | "Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope" |
| 9.10.1863 | "Battle of Brady Station, Virginia (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station)" |
| 9.10.1864 | Battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer and Merrit's cavalry divisions |
| 9.10.1865 | 1st U.S. underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania |
| 9.10.1870 | Rome is incorporated into Italy by royal decree |
| 9.10.1872 | Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business |
| 9.10.1874 | "World Postal Union forms in Bern, Switzerland" |
| 9.10.1876 | "1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires" |
| 9.10.1877 | American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland) |
| 9.10.1888 | Washington Monument opens for public admittance |
| 9.10.1890 | "Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure ""Red-Headed League""" |
| 9.10.1899 | 1st British troops reaches Durban South Africa |
| 9.10.1899 | South Africa President Kruger routes British authorities ultimatum |
| 9.10.1900 | "8.3 earthquake shakes Cape Yakataga, Alaska" |
| 9.10.1903 | "11"" (28.4 cm) rainfall in 24 hours (New York City)" |
| 9.10.1905 | "Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0" |
| 9.10.1909 | Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game |
| 9.10.1910 | "Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won" |
| 9.10.1914 | German troops take Antwerp in World War I |
| 9.10.1915 | "Belgrade Serbia, surrenders to Central leaders" |
| 9.10.1915 | "Gil Anderson races auto (165.1 km record) in Sheepshead Bay, New York" |
| 9.10.1915 | "Louis Kaufmans ""Unchastened Woman,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 9.10.1915 | Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st President to attend a World Series game |
| 9.10.1916 | Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings |
| 9.10.1916 | Babe Ruth pitches and wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1 |
| 9.10.1920 | "1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1" |
| 9.10.1921 | Babe Ruth's 1st WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays |
| 9.10.1926 | Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Royal Colonial Institution |
| 9.10.1926 | NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) forms |
| 9.10.1928 | "Marcel Pagnol's ""Topaz,"" premieres in Paris" |
| 9.10.1928 | New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series |
| 9.10.1928 | "New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 HR in game" |
| 9.10.1929 | "G Kaufman and R Lardner's musical ""June Moon,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 9.10.1930 | "1st transcontinental flight by a woman completed, Laura Ingalls" |
| 9.10.1934 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series" |
| 9.10.1936 | Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles |
| 9.10.1938 | "A Copland and E Lorings ballet ""Billy the Kid,"" premieres in Chicago" |
| 9.10.1938 | Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game |
| 9.10.1938 | "New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win" |
| 9.10.1944 | British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Moscow |
| 9.10.1944 | British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Russia for talks with Stalin |
| 9.10.1944 | Canadian offensive in West-Zeeuws-Flanders |
| 9.10.1944 | German occupier turn off electricity in Amsterdam |
| 9.10.1944 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series" |
| 9.10.1945 | British troops occupy Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal |
| 9.10.1946 | 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50 |
| 9.10.1946 | "Eugene O'Neill's ""Iceman Cometh,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 9.10.1947 | 1st telephone conversation between a moving car and a plane |
| 9.10.1947 | """High Button Shoes"" opens at Century Theater New York City for 727 performances" |
| 9.10.1947 | "Julie Styne and Sam Cohn's musical ""High Button Shoes,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 9.10.1948 | "WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 9.10.1949 | New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series |
| 9.10.1951 | 5th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 2-2 at Toronto |
| 9.10.1951 | Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yanks beat Giants 13-1 |
| 9.10.1953 | British premier Winston Churchill aproves Guyanese Constitution |
| 9.10.1953 | Conrad Adenauer elected West German chancellor |
| 9.10.1954 | "KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting" |
| 9.10.1955 | Betty Jameson wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open |
| 9.10.1956 | 10th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 1-1 at Montreal |
| 9.10.1957 | Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia |
| 9.10.1958 | Israeli Navy inaugrates it's 1st submarine |
| 9.10.1958 | New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series |
| 9.10.1958 | New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series |
| 9.10.1959 | 1st phone call between auto and plane |
| 9.10.1959 | Lee Harvey Oswald arrives in Southampton |
| 9.10.1960 | "Cowboy QB Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2"")" |
| 9.10.1961 | "New York Yankees beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series" |
| 9.10.1961 | Tanganyika becomes independent within British Commonwealth |
| 9.10.1961 | U.S. members of Communist Party obliged to report themselves to Police |
| 9.10.1961 | Volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic) |
| 9.10.1961 | World Series scoreless pitching streak Yanks beat Reds 4 games to 1 |
| 9.10.1961 | Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive inning |
| 9.10.1962 | Battles to decide Algeria-Morocco boundary kills 130 |
| 9.10.1962 | "NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m" |
| 9.10.1963 | "British premier Harold MacMillan, resigns" |
| 9.10.1963 | "Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die" |
| 9.10.1963 | French air force gets 1st nuclear weapons |
| 9.10.1963 | "Hurricane Flora ravages Cuba and Haiti, kills 6,000" |
| 9.10.1965 | "16th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 19 -12 at Royal Birkdale, England" |
| 9.10.1965 | "Beatles' ""Yesterday,"" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks" |
| 9.10.1966 | "Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series" |
| 9.10.1966 | John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery |
| 9.10.1966 | "Rolling Stones 1st LP recorded ""Got Live if you Want It""" |
| 9.10.1968 | Government seizes oil fields in Peru |
| 9.10.1968 | "WKMU TV channel 21 in Murray, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 9.10.1969 | "Supremes release ""Someday We'll Be Together""" |
| 9.10.1970 | Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence |
| 9.10.1971 | Japans emperor Hirohito visits Netherlands |
| 9.10.1971 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 9.10.1972 | """Dude"" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 16 performances" |
| 9.10.1973 | 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942 |
| 9.10.1973 | Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years |
| 9.10.1973 | Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal |
| 9.10.1973 | Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors |
| 9.10.1974 | Frank Robinson became 1st Black baseball manager (Cleve Indians) |
| 9.10.1974 | "Race riot in Boston due to ""busing""" |
| 9.10.1974 | "Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to New York Rangers at MSG Washington Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak" |
| 9.10.1975 | Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco |
| 9.10.1975 | Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| 9.10.1976 | Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on debut NZ vs. Pak Javed 1st wkt |
| 9.10.1976 | """Robber Bridegroom"" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 145 performances" |
| 9.10.1976 | "TCricket est debut of Javed Miandad, scores 163 on 1st day" |
| 9.10.1976 | "Yanks 1st AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1" |
| 9.10.1977 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Houston Exchange Clubs Golf Classic |
| 9.10.1977 | "Soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock" |
| 9.10.1977 | Yanks rally for 3 in 9th and beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31 |
| 9.10.1978 | 12th Country Music Association Award |
| 9.10.1978 | "John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical ""Ballroom,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 9.10.1979 | "Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WCCC in Hartford, Conn" |
| 9.10.1980 | 1st consumer use of home banking by computer |
| 9.10.1980 | Nobel prize for literature awarded to Czeslaw Milosz |
| 9.10.1980 | Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot |
| 9.10.1982 | "Attack on synagouge in Rome, 1 dead" |
| 9.10.1983 | 4 South Korean government ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma |
| 9.10.1984 | Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st U.S. woman to walk in space |
| 9.10.1985 | "Central Park's Strawberry Fields, dedicated" |
| 9.10.1985 | """Tango Argentino"" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 198 performances" |
| 9.10.1985 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 9.10.1986 | "Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals" |
| 9.10.1986 | """Phantom of the Opera"" premeires in London" |
| 9.10.1986 | Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment |
| 9.10.1987 | "Japanese bank buys ""Lady McGill"" stamp for $1,100,000" |
| 9.10.1988 | 17% vote extremely-right Flemish Block in Belgium |
| 9.10.1988 | "Dennis Eckersley, 1st to save all 4 games in a championship series" |
| 9.10.1989 | "1st NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football" |
| 9.10.1989 | "23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins" |
| 9.10.1989 | 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0) |
| 9.10.1990 | "David Hackett Souter, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice" |
| 9.10.1990 | "Radio stations around world play ""Imagine"" honoring John Lennon" |
| 9.10.1990 | Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile |
| 9.10.1991 | "Bush declares ""total confidence"" in nominee Clarence Thomas" |
| 9.10.1991 | """On Borrowed Time"" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 99 performances" |
| 9.10.1991 | "San Jose Sharks beat Calgary for their 1st NHL win, 4-3" |
| 9.10.1992 | Great meteorite seen from Kentucky to New York |
| 9.10.1994 | Darmstadt creates element 110 |
| 9.10.1996 | "Howard Stern's book ""Miss America"" released in paperback" |
| 9.10.1997 | ABL players allowed to own stock in the league |
| 9.10.1997 | Hurricane kills 123 in Acapulco Mexico |
| 9.10.1997 | NC's Dean Smith winningest college basetball coach retires |
| 9.10.1997 | New York Rangers are 1st NHL team to open with 4 straight ties |
| 9.10.1997 | Nobel prize for literature awarded to Dario Fo |
| 10.10.680 | Battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein |
| 10.10.1375 | Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands |
| 10.10.1471 | Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I) |
| 10.10.1549 | Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector and imprisoned |
| 10.10.1578 | Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen |
| 10.10.1631 | Saxon army occupies Prague |
| 10.10.1695 | "King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England" |
| 10.10.1720 | French government proclaims strike on banknotes |
| 10.10.1733 | France declares war on emperor Charles VI |
| 10.10.1760 | Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) |
| 10.10.1780 | "Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean" |
| 10.10.1787 | Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army |
| 10.10.1799 | Convention of Alkmaar: English/Russian invasion army departs |
| 10.10.1802 | 1st non indian settlement in Oklahoma |
| 10.10.1839 | British troops under Gen Charles Napier occupy Beirut |
| 10.10.1845 | Naval School (now called U.S. Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis |
| 10.10.1846 | "Alexis the Tocqueville writes about ""Algerian problem""" |
| 10.10.1846 | Neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell |
| 10.10.1854 | "U.S. Assay Office in New York City, New York opens" |
| 10.10.1857 | American Chess Association formed (New York City) |
| 10.10.1863 | "Skirmish at Blue Springs, Tennessee (166 casualties)" |
| 10.10.1865 | John Hyatts patents billard ball |
| 10.10.1868 | 1st written account of a Canadian football game |
| 10.10.1868 | Cuba revolts for independence against Spain |
| 10.10.1874 | Fiji becomes a British possession |
| 10.10.1886 | "1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, New York (tuxedo)" |
| 10.10.1888 | "Teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)" |
| 10.10.1892 | "Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan" |
| 10.10.1899 | IR Johnson patents bicycle frame |
| 10.10.1902 | S Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht |
| 10.10.1904 | "Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089" |
| 10.10.1904 | Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St. New York City |
| 10.10.1904 | Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant |
| 10.10.1908 | "Baseball Writers Association, formed" |
| 10.10.1911 | Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan National Day) |
| 10.10.1913 | British passenger ship Volturno catches fire in Atlantic (136 kill) |
| 10.10.1913 | Gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic and Pacific waters mix |
| 10.10.1913 | Yuan Shikai installed as 1st president of China |
| 10.10.1914 | German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I) |
| 10.10.1916 | "In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3" |
| 10.10.1917 | Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter |
| 10.10.1917 | Plymouth Theater opens at 236 W 45th St. New York City |
| 10.10.1918 | Baden's Geisz forms government |
| 10.10.1919 | Richard Strauss and Hugo van Hofmannsthals premieres in Vienna |
| 10.10.1920 | 1st Grandslam in WS (Smith) and 1st unassisted triple play (Wambsganss) |
| 10.10.1920 | Indian Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted World Series triple play |
| 10.10.1920 | Indian's Elmer Smith hits 1st World Series grand slam |
| 10.10.1920 | Indians' Elmer Smith hits baseball's 1st post-season grand slam |
| 10.10.1920 | Italy annexes South Tirol (Alto Adige) |
| 10.10.1920 | "Phoenix Cardinals (then in Chicago) play 1st NFL game, a 0-0 tie" |
| 10.10.1921 | "NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10" |
| 10.10.1923 | "New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium" |
| 10.10.1923 | Saxony gets Social Democratic and Communist coalition government |
| 10.10.1924 | Ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca |
| 10.10.1924 | Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 |
| 10.10.1926 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series" |
| 10.10.1930 | AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP and BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP |
| 10.10.1930 | Yankees announce signing Joe McCarthy to manage for 4 years |
| 10.10.1931 | A J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4 |
| 10.10.1931 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series" |
| 10.10.1931 | "William Waltons ""Belshazzar's Feast,"" premieres in Leeds" |
| 10.10.1932 | """Betty and Bob"" premieres on radio" |
| 10.10.1932 | Dnjepr Dam in U.S.S.R. put into operation (world's biggest) |
| 10.10.1933 | "1st synthetic detergent, ""Dreft"" by Procter and Gamble, goes on sale" |
| 10.10.1935 | Coup under Gen Giorgios Kondylis in favor of Greek monarchy |
| 10.10.1935 | "George Gershwin's ""Porgy and Bess"" opens on Broadway" |
| 10.10.1935 | League of Nations denounces Italian invasion of Abyssinia |
| 10.10.1935 | """Porgy and Bess,"" by George Gershwin, New York premiere" |
| 10.10.1936 | Bradman scores 212 in 202 mins in a cricket testimonial game |
| 10.10.1937 | New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series |
| 10.10.1938 | Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland |
| 10.10.1938 | Premier of Dmitri Shostakovitch's 1st String Quartet |
| 10.10.1941 | German U-boat torpedoes U.S. destroyer Kearney |
| 10.10.1942 | "1,300 Austrian Jews transported to Theresienstadt" |
| 10.10.1943 | Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China |
| 10.10.1943 | "U.S. bombers accidentally strike Enschede Neth, causing 151 deaths" |
| 10.10.1944 | "Adm Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die" |
| 10.10.1944 | U.S. takes Okinawa |
| 10.10.1945 | "Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series" |
| 10.10.1946 | "Max Frisch' ""Die Chinesische Mauer,"" premieres in Zurich" |
| 10.10.1947 | """Allegro"" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 318 performances" |
| 10.10.1947 | "Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical ""Allegro,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 10.10.1948 | "Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland" |
| 10.10.1949 | 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto |
| 10.10.1951 | "Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game" |
| 10.10.1954 | Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out |
| 10.10.1956 | "Fazal Mahmood takes 13-114 for match vs. Aus, Karachi" |
| 10.10.1956 | On Skowron's grand slammer New York Yanks beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7 |
| 10.10.1957 | Accident at British nuclear reactor in Windsdale |
| 10.10.1957 | Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series |
| 10.10.1957 | "Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series" |
| 10.10.1957 | "President Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Del, restaurant" |
| 10.10.1957 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 10.10.1958 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 10.10.1958 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 10.10.1959 | """Happy Town"" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 5 performances" |
| 10.10.1959 | Lee Harvey Oswald signs guestbook in hotel Helsinki |
| 10.10.1959 | Pan Am begins regular flights around World |
| 10.10.1960 | 16 California Poly football team members die in plane crash in Toledo |
| 10.10.1960 | Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 4000 die |
| 10.10.1960 | """Laughs and Other Events"" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 8 performances" |
| 10.10.1960 | Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards |
| 10.10.1960 | "WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 10.10.1961 | Expansion draft to stock Houston Astros and New York Mets |
| 10.10.1961 | """Milk and Honey"" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 543 performances" |
| 10.10.1961 | Otis M Smith appointed to Michigan Supreme Court |
| 10.10.1961 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 10.10.1962 | Indies assault up Chinese positions in North-India attack |
| 10.10.1963 | "Dam bursts in Italy, 3,000+ die" |
| 10.10.1963 | "Netherland population hits 12,000,000" |
| 10.10.1963 | "Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by U.S., UK, U.S.S.R." |
| 10.10.1964 | 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo |
| 10.10.1964 | 18th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-2 at Toronto |
| 10.10.1965 | """Drat! - The Cat!"" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 8 performances" |
| 10.10.1965 | Supreme appear on Ed Sullivan Show |
| 10.10.1965 | """Vinland Map"" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn about 1440 by Norse explorer Lief Eriksson" |
| 10.10.1967 | "Brendan Behans ""Norstal Boy,"" premieres in Dublin" |
| 10.10.1968 | "Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series" |
| 10.10.1968 | George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd. |
| 10.10.1968 | Lee Evans of U.S. sets 400 meter record at 43.86 |
| 10.10.1968 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 10.10.1970 | Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day) |
| 10.10.1971 | "1st game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Phils win 4-1" |
| 10.10.1971 | 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins |
| 10.10.1971 | "Fenholt and Webber's musical ""Jesus Christ Superstar,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 10.10.1971 | "Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962" |
| 10.10.1972 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA Heritage Village Golf Open |
| 10.10.1973 | New York Mets beat Cin Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS |
| 10.10.1973 | Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and resigns |
| 10.10.1974 | A's Mike Andrews files $25 million lawsuit against Charlie Finley |
| 10.10.1974 | "Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles" |
| 10.10.1974 | Labour Party wins British parliamentary election |
| 10.10.1974 | U.S. Gen George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series |
| 10.10.1975 | Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt |
| 10.10.1975 | Liz Taylor's 6th marriage (re-marries Richard Burton) |
| 10.10.1976 | Beijing reports arrest of Mao Tse Tung's widow |
| 10.10.1976 | "Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33" |
| 10.10.1976 | New Jersey Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens |
| 10.10.1977 | 11th Country Music Association Award: Ronnie Milsap wins |
| 10.10.1978 | Aerosmith's Steve Tyler and Joe Perry injured by a cherry bomb |
| 10.10.1978 | "British pop magazine ""Smash Hits,"" 1st published" |
| 10.10.1978 | Congress approves Susan B. Anthony Dollar |
| 10.10.1978 | Daniel Arap Moi succeeds Kenyatta as president of Kenya |
| 10.10.1978 | Steve Perry joins Journey |
| 10.10.1978 | Yanks and Dodgers play in World Series # 75 |
| 10.10.1979 | Fleetwood Mac gets a star in Hollywood |
| 10.10.1979 | Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in 1st game |
| 10.10.1979 | Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) |
| 10.10.1979 | Recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City |
| 10.10.1980 | "4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria" |
| 10.10.1980 | Very Large Array radio telescope network dedicated |
| 10.10.1980 | Yanks lose 4-2 and are swept by Royals in AL Championship series |
| 10.10.1981 | Anwar Sadat's funeral service is held in Cairo |
| 10.10.1982 | Brewers beat Angels in ALCS |
| 10.10.1982 | Hernan Siles Zuazo installed as president of Bolivia |
| 10.10.1982 | "Pope John Paul II canonizes Rev M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saint" |
| 10.10.1982 | U.S. imposes sanctions against Poland for banning Solidarity trade union |
| 10.10.1983 | 17th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins |
| 10.10.1983 | Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM |
| 10.10.1983 | Tom Monaghan becomes CEO of Detroit Tigers |
| 10.10.1985 | Sudan adopts interim constitution |
| 10.10.1985 | "U.S. fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody" |
| 10.10.1986 | "7.5 Earthquake strikes San Salvador, El Salvador" |
| 10.10.1986 | Israel Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigns |
| 10.10.1987 | "Bruce Springsteen releases his 9th album ""Tunnel of Love""" |
| 10.10.1987 | "Garfield Park Nature Center opens, latest in Cleveland Metroparks" |
| 10.10.1987 | Giant's Jeffrey Leonard hits playoff record HR in his 4th cons game |
| 10.10.1988 | "22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win" |
| 10.10.1988 | "Royals announce that Dick Howser, who underwent surgery for a brain tumor in July, will return to manage the club in 1989" |
| 10.10.1990 | Oakland A's sweep Red Sox in 4 games to win ALCS |
| 10.10.1990 | U.S. 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space |
| 10.10.1991 | Ex-postal worker Joseph Harris kills 4 postal workers |
| 10.10.1991 | Greyhound Bus ends bankruptcy |
| 10.10.1991 | U.S. cuts all foreign aid to Haiti |
| 10.10.1992 | Actress Ally Sheedy weds actor David Lansbury |
| 10.10.1992 | Actress Heather Thomas weds entertainment lawyer Skip Brittenham |
| 10.10.1992 | "Floriade (Flower Show) closes at Hague, Netherlands" |
| 10.10.1993 | Browns Najee Mustafaa sets club rec for longest interception (97 yds) |
| 10.10.1993 | "Ferry boat leaves for west coast of South Korea, 120 killed" |
| 10.10.1993 | "Ted Kennedy, Jr. (32) weds psychiatrist Katherine Gershman (34)" |
| 10.10.1994 | Lt-general Raoul Cedras resigns as dictator of Haiti |
| 10.10.1994 | MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings |
| 10.10.1994 | New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56 |
| 10.10.1994 | Nobel prize for physiology awarded to Alfred Gilman and Martin Rodbell |
| 10.10.1994 | "Value of Russian ruble decreases, 3081 rubles per dollar" |
| 10.10.1995 | """Garden District"" opens at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City" |
| 10.10.1995 | "Israel begins W Bank pullback, frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners" |
| 10.10.1995 | Most Dutch telephone numbers increase to 10 digits |
| 10.10.1996 | Cornerstone dedication for Holocaust Museum in New York City |
| 11.10.732 | Battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors |
| 11.10.1492 | Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas) |
| 11.10.1521 | "Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England ""Defender of the Faith""" |
| 11.10.1531 | Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant |
| 11.10.1540 | "Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan" |
| 11.10.1573 | Battle of South Seas - Dutch rebels beat Spanish navy |
| 11.10.1643 | Battle at Wincebt: English New Model-army beats royalists |
| 11.10.1674 | "Pierre Corneille's ""Surena,"" premieres in Paris" |
| 11.10.1687 | Hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty |
| 11.10.1689 | Peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia |
| 11.10.1698 | "France, England and Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty" |
| 11.10.1726 | Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England |
| 11.10.1737 | "Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys of Calcutta India" |
| 11.10.1746 | Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies |
| 11.10.1776 | Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British |
| 11.10.1797 | Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse |
| 11.10.1797 | "British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, Netherlands" |
| 11.10.1811 | "The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation" |
| 11.10.1861 | "Battle of Dumfries, Virginia (Quantico Creek)" |
| 11.10.1863 | "Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee" |
| 11.10.1864 | Slavery abolished in Maryland |
| 11.10.1865 | President Johnson paroles CSA VP Alexander Stephens |
| 11.10.1868 | Thomas Edison patents his 1st invention: electric voice machine |
| 11.10.1871 | "Great Chicago Fire is finally extinguished after 3 days, 300 killed" |
| 11.10.1873 | Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to University of Toronto |
| 11.10.1881 | David Houston patents roll film for cameras |
| 11.10.1887 | A Miles patents elevator |
| 11.10.1890 | "1st 100 yard dash under 10 seconds (John Owens 9-4/5 secs, Washington D.C.)" |
| 11.10.1890 | Daughters of American Revolution forms |
| 11.10.1895 | Emperor Menelik II of Addis Ababa draws against Italians |
| 11.10.1899 | South African Boers declare war on Great Britain |
| 11.10.1902 | 8th U.S. Golf Open: Laurie Auchterlonie shoots a 307 at Garden City NY |
| 11.10.1902 | Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa and Australia |
| 11.10.1902 | Lawrence Auchterlonie wins U.S. Open golf tournament |
| 11.10.1906 | "San Francisco begins school for ""Asians""" |
| 11.10.1906 | White Sox Ed Walsh strikes out then record 12 in a World Series game |
| 11.10.1911 | "Ty Cobb (AL) and Frank Schulte (NL) are 1st MVPs, each gets an auto" |
| 11.10.1913 | "Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series" |
| 11.10.1914 | German troops occupy Gent |
| 11.10.1915 | Bulgarian anti Serbian offensive begins |
| 11.10.1919 | 1st transcontinental air race ends |
| 11.10.1922 | "1st woman FBI ""special investigator"" appointed (Alaska Davidson)" |
| 11.10.1922 | Turkey and Greece sign cease fire |
| 11.10.1923 | Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game |
| 11.10.1925 | Belgian episcopelian sspeaks against Flemish activism |
| 11.10.1925 | "New York Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0" |
| 11.10.1927 | Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) |
| 11.10.1929 | "Sean O'Casey's ""Silver Tassle,"" premieres in London" |
| 11.10.1931 | "100,000 extreme-right Germans form ""Harzburger Front""" |
| 11.10.1932 | "1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City" |
| 11.10.1932 | Stalin forces Zinoviev and Kamenev out of Communist Party |
| 11.10.1936 | """Professor Quiz,"" 1st radio quiz show premieres" |
| 11.10.1939 | Albert Einstein informs Franklin D. Roosevelt of possibilities of atomic bomb |
| 11.10.1939 | Bucky Harris signs to manage Washington again |
| 11.10.1939 | "Gertrude Lawrence's ""Skylark,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 11.10.1939 | NAACP organized Legal Defense and Education Fund |
| 11.10.1941 | 1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front |
| 11.10.1943 | "New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series" |
| 11.10.1944 | Allies bomb sea wall at Veere |
| 11.10.1945 | "Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung" |
| 11.10.1945 | JPL WAC Corporal Launch (1st Man-Made Object to escape Atmosphere) |
| 11.10.1947 | Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. |
| 11.10.1948 | "Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series" |
| 11.10.1948 | """Love Life"" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 252 performances" |
| 11.10.1948 | """Where's Chartev?"" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 792 performances" |
| 11.10.1954 | """On Your Toes"" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 64 performances" |
| 11.10.1954 | Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad caeli Reginam |
| 11.10.1955 | All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina |
| 11.10.1955 | Persia signs Pact of Baghdad |
| 11.10.1956 | 1st Pakistan vs. Australia Test 95 runs scored on 1st day |
| 11.10.1956 | "AL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners" |
| 11.10.1956 | Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia |
| 11.10.1958 | "2nd U.S. Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back" |
| 11.10.1958 | """Goldilocks"" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances" |
| 11.10.1959 | "KTHI TV channel 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting" |
| 11.10.1960 | "Hurricane ravages East-Pakistan (6,000 die)" |
| 11.10.1960 | Radio-TV exec John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Det Tigers |
| 11.10.1961 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test |
| 11.10.1961 | "USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m" |
| 11.10.1962 | 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show |
| 11.10.1962 | 2nd Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII |
| 11.10.1964 | Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Hillside House Ladies' Golf Open |
| 11.10.1967 | "World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox" |
| 11.10.1967 | Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon) |
| 11.10.1968 | "Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours" |
| 11.10.1968 | Billy Martin named manager of Twins |
| 11.10.1968 | Panama revolts |
| 11.10.1969 | Blues artist Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3 |
| 11.10.1969 | Rome: 2nd bishop synod |
| 11.10.1969 | Soyuz 6 launched; Soyuz 7 and 8 follow in next 2 days |
| 11.10.1971 | 60th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Charlotte (3-2) |
| 11.10.1971 | "Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times" |
| 11.10.1971 | Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show |
| 11.10.1971 | Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam |
| 11.10.1972 | Panama adopts constitution |
| 11.10.1972 | Prison uprising at Washington D.C. jail |
| 11.10.1972 | Reads beat Pirates in NLCS |
| 11.10.1973 | Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant |
| 11.10.1974 | A's Catfish Hunter charge owner Charlie Finley with breach of contract |
| 11.10.1975 | Bill Clinton weds Hillary Rodham |
| 11.10.1975 | Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick |
| 11.10.1975 | Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin as host |
| 11.10.1975 | """Saturday Night Live"" premieres with guest host George Carlin" |
| 11.10.1976 | 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins |
| 11.10.1976 | "Mao Tse-Tung's widow Jiang Qing and ""Gang of Four,"" arrested and charged with plotting a coup" |
| 11.10.1977 | Soyuz 25 returns to Earth |
| 11.10.1978 | Aristides Royo elected president of Panama |
| 11.10.1978 | Belgium government of Tindemans resigns |
| 11.10.1978 | Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th |
| 11.10.1979 | Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield win Nobel Prize for medicine for developing CAT scan |
| 11.10.1979 | German DR frees dissidents Rudolf Bahro and Nico Hubner |
| 11.10.1979 | """Most Happy Fella"" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 53 performances" |
| 11.10.1980 | Cosmonauts Popov and Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days |
| 11.10.1980 | Dallas Mavericks 1st game at Reunion Arena beat San Antonio 103-92 |
| 11.10.1980 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 11.10.1981 | "Expos beat Phillies, 3 games to 2, in NLCS" |
| 11.10.1981 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic |
| 11.10.1981 | LeRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds) |
| 11.10.1981 | Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum |
| 11.10.1981 | Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 and win only Eastern Championship Series |
| 11.10.1982 | 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg |
| 11.10.1982 | "English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England" |
| 11.10.1982 | Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire |
| 11.10.1983 | "Last hand-cranked telephones U.S. went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial" |
| 11.10.1984 | "1st space walk by U.S. woman, Kathryn D. Sullivan" |
| 11.10.1984 | "August Wilson's ""Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 11.10.1984 | NASA launches space vehicle S-208 |
| 11.10.1984 | VP candidate debate-Graldine Ferraro (D) and George Bush (R) |
| 11.10.1985 | Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB |
| 11.10.1985 | President Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands |
| 11.10.1985 | U.S. intercepts Egyptian Boeing with Achille Lauro terrorists |
| 11.10.1986 | Reagan and Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Iceland |
| 11.10.1987 | "200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington" |
| 11.10.1990 | Center for Urban archaeology opens in New York City South Street Seaport Museum |
| 11.10.1990 | """Miser"" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 93 performances" |
| 11.10.1990 | Octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature |
| 11.10.1990 | Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel |
| 11.10.1991 | Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrased her |
| 11.10.1991 | Chip Beck ties PGA lowest 18 hole score of 59 |
| 11.10.1991 | Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart seen soliciting a prostitute |
| 11.10.1992 | Toronto down 6-1 in 7th beats A's 7-6 in 11th in AL playoff |
| 11.10.1992 | 1st 3-way presidential debate (Bush-Clinton-Perot) |
| 11.10.1992 | "Deion Sanders, plays for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Braves (Baseball)" |
| 11.10.1993 | Norwegian Rushdie publisher William Nygaard injured in attack |
| 11.10.1993 | US warship Harlan County anchors off Port-au-Prince Haiti |
| 11.10.1994 | "Russian ruble decreases to 3,926 rubles per dollar" |
| 11.10.1994 | "Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), lands" |
| 11.10.1995 | John Bobbitt has plastic surgery to increase his penis 3 inches |
| 11.10.1995 | O. J. Simpson cancels a TV appearance on Dateline |
| 11.10.1996 | Ford buys rights to named Detroit domed stadium for $40 million |
| 11.10.1997 | Dennis Rodman returns from 2nd longest NBA suspension (11 games) |
| 11.10.1998 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail LPGA Tournament |
| 12.10.638 | Honorius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope; Pope Severinus elected |
| 12.10.642 | John IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope |
| 12.10.1165 | Rambam reaches Jerusalem |
| 12.10.1285 | "180 Jews refuse baptism in Munich Germany, they are set on fire" |
| 12.10.1366 | King Frederick III of Siciliy forbids decorations on synagogues |
| 12.10.1459 | Battle at Ludfor: Richard of York defeated |
| 12.10.1492 | Columbus arrives in Bahamas [real Columbus Day] |
| 12.10.1492 | Flemish rebel leader Philip van Kleef surrenders |
| 12.10.1504 | Queen Isabella I of Spain signs her testament |
| 12.10.1509 | Emperor Maximilian leaves Italy |
| 12.10.1518 | Pontifical ambassador interrogates Martin Luther |
| 12.10.1549 | John Dudley earl of Warwick becomes English premier |
| 12.10.1576 | Rudolf II succeeds Maximilian II as arch duke of Austria |
| 12.10.1609 | "Children's rhyme ""Three Blind Mice,"" published in London" |
| 12.10.1654 | "Kruittoren van Delft, explodes, 50-100 killed" |
| 12.10.1659 | English Rump-government fires John Lambert and other generals |
| 12.10.1692 | Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials |
| 12.10.1702 | Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch and English fleet destroy and occupy Spanish silver fleet and French squadron |
| 12.10.1711 | Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor |
| 12.10.1729 | Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland |
| 12.10.1730 | Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark |
| 12.10.1775 | U.S. Navy forms |
| 12.10.1776 | British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx |
| 12.10.1792 | Columbus Day is 1st celebrated |
| 12.10.1798 | Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg |
| 12.10.1798 | "Friedrich von Schillers ""Wallensteins Lager,"" premieres in Weimar" |
| 12.10.1815 | Ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death |
| 12.10.1822 | 2nd eruption of Galunggung (Java) destroys summit of mountain |
| 12.10.1823 | Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs) |
| 12.10.1833 | Charles Darwin begins return trip to Buenos Aires |
| 12.10.1836 | "18"" of snow falls in Bridgewater, New York" |
| 12.10.1850 | "1st women's medical school (Women's Medical College of Penns), opens" |
| 12.10.1853 | "John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans" |
| 12.10.1854 | Lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute |
| 12.10.1860 | British and French troops capture Beijing |
| 12.10.1861 | Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi |
| 12.10.1862 | "JEB Stuart completes his ""2nd ride around McClellan""" |
| 12.10.1862 | Maj Gen Earl Van Dorn assumes command of Conf troops in Missisippi |
| 12.10.1862 | "Skirmish at Monocacy, Maryland" |
| 12.10.1871 | President Grant condemns Ku Klux Klan |
| 12.10.1872 | Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie |
| 12.10.1879 | British troops occupy Kabul Afghanistan |
| 12.10.1881 | Henry M. Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch |
| 12.10.1886 | "Hurricane and sea surge kills 250 at Indianola, Texas" |
| 12.10.1886 | "Start of Sherlock Holmes ""Adventure of 2nd Stain""" |
| 12.10.1891 | Astronomical Society of France is inaugurated |
| 12.10.1892 | Pledge of Allegiance 1st recited in public schools |
| 12.10.1899 | South Africa Boer Republic declares war on England |
| 12.10.1901 | "Theodore Roosevelt renames ""Executive Mansion,"" ""The White House""" |
| 12.10.1903 | Lyric Theater opens at 213 W 42nd St. New York City |
| 12.10.1907 | Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series |
| 12.10.1913 | "John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired" |
| 12.10.1914 | "1st battle at Ypres, begins" |
| 12.10.1915 | Ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile |
| 12.10.1915 | "Theodore Roosevelt criticizes U.S. citzens who identify themselves, with dual nationalities" |
| 12.10.1916 | "Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series" |
| 12.10.1918 | 1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) |
| 12.10.1918 | "Cloquet Minnesota and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die" |
| 12.10.1918 | Forest fire in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin kills about 800 |
| 12.10.1920 | "Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series" |
| 12.10.1920 | Construction begins on Holland Tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York City |
| 12.10.1920 | Man O'War's last race and win |
| 12.10.1920 | Soccer team Quick '20 forms |
| 12.10.1923 | New York Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series |
| 12.10.1924 | Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow |
| 12.10.1925 | Albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8) |
| 12.10.1925 | German-Russian trade agreement signed |
| 12.10.1927 | "Hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with soles of his feet" |
| 12.10.1929 | "Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning" |
| 12.10.1931 | 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform |
| 12.10.1933 | Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially) |
| 12.10.1933 | "John Dillinger escapes from Allen County, OH, jail" |
| 12.10.1935 | "Cole Porters musical ""Jubilee,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 12.10.1940 | Hitler begins operation-Seelowe (invasion of England) |
| 12.10.1941 | Russian government moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow |
| 12.10.1942 | Successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division |
| 12.10.1942 | U.S. Navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance |
| 12.10.1943 | "U.S. bombs Rabaul, New Britain" |
| 12.10.1944 | German army retreats from Athens |
| 12.10.1948 | Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager |
| 12.10.1949 | Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman ambassador nominated in US |
| 12.10.1950 | """Call Me Madam"" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 644 performances" |
| 12.10.1952 | Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs. N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons |
| 12.10.1952 | "KBTV (now KUSA) TV channel 9 in Denver, CO (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 12.10.1953 | U.S. and Greece signs peace treaty (US bases) |
| 12.10.1955 | "Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia and Maryland" |
| 12.10.1955 | "Hurricane Hazel, kills 68 in Haiti" |
| 12.10.1956 | Marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister |
| 12.10.1957 | 1st coml flight between California and Antartica |
| 12.10.1957 | Canadian Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| 12.10.1957 | """Mask and Gown"" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 39 performances" |
| 12.10.1957 | """Simply Heavenly"" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 62 performances" |
| 12.10.1958 | CVP wins municipal elections in Belgium |
| 12.10.1958 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 12.10.1958 | "WJRT TV channel 12 in Flint, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 12.10.1960 | John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon's 3rd presidential debate |
| 12.10.1960 | Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at United Nations General Assembly |
| 12.10.1961 | """Let It Ride"" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 68 performances" |
| 12.10.1961 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 12.10.1962 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 12.10.1962 | US/U.S.S.R. sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology |
| 12.10.1963 | "Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel" |
| 12.10.1963 | "At 4 AM, traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck" |
| 12.10.1963 | """Student Gypsy"" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 16 performances" |
| 12.10.1964 | 1st time 3 people in space |
| 12.10.1964 | "KCSM TV channel 60 in San Mateo-SF, California (PBS) begins" |
| 12.10.1964 | "Launch of Voskhod 1, 1st 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov)" |
| 12.10.1964 | Voskhod 1 launched: 1st flight with 3 cosmonauts |
| 12.10.1964 | "WSBK TV channel 38 in Boston, MA (IND/ABC/CBS/NBC) begin" |
| 12.10.1964 | "WUCM TV channel 19 in University Center, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 12.10.1966 | Jimi Henrix Experience fors with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell |
| 12.10.1967 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series" |
| 12.10.1968 | "19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico" |
| 12.10.1968 | Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea) declares independence from Spain |
| 12.10.1968 | """Noel Coward's Sweet Potato"" closes at Barrymore New York City after 17 performances" |
| 12.10.1968 | Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is 1st woman to light Olympic flame |
| 12.10.1969 | 1st time 5 people in space |
| 12.10.1969 | "KDB-AM in Santa Barbara, California changes call letters to KAPN" |
| 12.10.1969 | "KHOF (now KAGL) TV ch 30 in San Bernardino/Glenda, California (IND) begins" |
| 12.10.1969 | Soyuz 7 is launched |
| 12.10.1969 | Yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage |
| 12.10.1970 | Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East |
| 12.10.1971 | """Jesus Christ Superstar"" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 711 performances" |
| 12.10.1972 | 46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk |
| 12.10.1972 | Billy Harris failed in 1st Islander penalty shot |
| 12.10.1972 | """Hurry, Harry"" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 2 performances" |
| 12.10.1972 | Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole |
| 12.10.1973 | Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria |
| 12.10.1973 | Juan Peron elected president of Argentina |
| 12.10.1973 | Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP |
| 12.10.1974 | 1st time Washington Caps are shutout as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota |
| 12.10.1975 | Jacqueline Hansen runs women's world record marathon (2:38:19) |
| 12.10.1975 | NASA launches space vehicle S-195 |
| 12.10.1975 | Archbishop Oliver Plunkett became 1st Irish-born saint in 7 centuries |
| 12.10.1976 | "4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight" |
| 12.10.1976 | Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party |
| 12.10.1977 | 4th test of space shuttle Enterprise |
| 12.10.1977 | "Psychic Romark attempts to drive blindfolded, smashed into cop van" |
| 12.10.1977 | """Throwaway Game"" Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers" |
| 12.10.1978 | Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington |
| 12.10.1978 | Sid Vicious charged in murder of girlfriend Nancyh Spungen |
| 12.10.1979 | Pressure in nucleus of tropical cyclone at Guam hits record 870 hpa |
| 12.10.1980 | "7 stabbed at Blood, Sweat and Tears concert in LA" |
| 12.10.1980 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic |
| 12.10.1980 | """Your Arm's Too Short to Box"" closes at Ambassador New York City after 149 performances" |
| 12.10.1981 | 15th Country Music Association Award: |
| 12.10.1981 | """Marlowe"" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 48 performances" |
| 12.10.1982 | "38.6 cm (15.2"") of rainfall, Angoon Alaska (state record)" |
| 12.10.1982 | Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor getrs world sereis record 5 hits |
| 12.10.1984 | "IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying, 5 die" |
| 12.10.1985 | Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission |
| 12.10.1985 | International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize |
| 12.10.1985 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 12.10.1986 | California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox |
| 12.10.1987 | "21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins" |
| 12.10.1987 | "George Harrison releases ""Got My Mind Set On You""" |
| 12.10.1987 | Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for AL pennant |
| 12.10.1987 | Oscar Arias (Costa Rican Pres) wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| 12.10.1988 | George Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in 2nd debate |
| 12.10.1988 | "Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations" |
| 12.10.1989 | Herschel Walker is traded from Cowboys to Vikings for 12 players |
| 12.10.1989 | "Musical ""Buddy"" with Paul Hipp premieres in London" |
| 12.10.1990 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 12.10.1991 | Doug Flutie of BC Lions sets CFL passing record of 582 yards despite losing to Edmonton 45-38 in overtime |
| 12.10.1991 | Mike Lerch of Princeton ties NCAA record with 370 receiving yards |
| 12.10.1991 | Statler Brothers Show premieres on TNN |
| 12.10.1991 | Steven Spielberg weds Kate Capshaw |
| 12.10.1991 | Wrestler Rip Oliver forced to retire after being injured by Crush |
| 12.10.1992 | 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die) |
| 12.10.1992 | Arecibo radio telescope begins Microwave search for occupied planets |
| 12.10.1992 | "Brett ""Hitman"" Hart beats Ric Flair for WWF Heavyweight title" |
| 12.10.1992 | Expo '92 closes in Seville Spain |
| 12.10.1992 | Howard Stern radio show premieres in Albany New York (WQBK 103.5 and 103.9 FM) |
| 12.10.1992 | Microwave Observing Project begins (seeking alien life) |
| 12.10.1992 | Washington Redskin Art Monk sets NFL record with 820th reception |
| 12.10.1993 | """Mixed Emotions"" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 48 performances" |
| 12.10.1994 | Contact with Venus orbitter Magellan broken |
| 12.10.1994 | Iranian Fokker's F28 explode between Isfahan and Teheran: 66 killed |
| 12.10.1995 | """Patti LuPone on Broadway"" opens at Walter Kerr New York City for 46 performances" |
| 12.10.1997 | David Duval wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Golf Club |
| 12.10.1997 | Juli Inkster wins LPGA Samsung World Championship |
| 12.10.1997 | Transamerica Senior Golf |
| 13.10.1213 | Battle at Steppes-Bishop Pierrepont and Louis II beat Henry I of Brabant |
| 13.10.1307 | French king Philip IV convicts templars because of heresy |
| 13.10.1483 | Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible |
| 13.10.1492 | English Admiral Poynings fleet occupies Lock |
| 13.10.1501 | Maximilian of Austria and Louis XII sign Treaty of Trente |
| 13.10.1534 | Alessandro Farnese elected as Pope Paul III |
| 13.10.1629 | Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies |
| 13.10.1652 | Prince of Conde flees Paris |
| 13.10.1659 | Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt |
| 13.10.1660 | Denmark king Frederik III makes coup |
| 13.10.1702 | Dutch/English troops occupy Luik |
| 13.10.1710 | English troops occupy Acadia (Nova Scotia) |
| 13.10.1716 | Hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar |
| 13.10.1724 | Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier's letters |
| 13.10.1760 | Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin |
| 13.10.1775 | Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet |
| 13.10.1792 | 1st Old Farmer's Almanac is published |
| 13.10.1792 | Washington lays cornerstone of Executive Mansion (White House) |
| 13.10.1812 | "Battle of Queenstown Heights, British beats U.S. attempt to invade Canada" |
| 13.10.1843 | B'nai B'rith founded (NY) |
| 13.10.1845 | Texas ratifies a state constitution |
| 13.10.1860 | "1st aerial photo taken in U.S. (from a balloon), Boston" |
| 13.10.1862 | "Bismarck's ""Blood and Iron"" speech" |
| 13.10.1863 | "Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties)" |
| 13.10.1864 | Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties) |
| 13.10.1864 | "Battle of Dalton, Georgia - surrendered" |
| 13.10.1864 | "Battle of Harpers Ferry, WV (Mosby's Raid)" |
| 13.10.1864 | "Maryland voters adopt new constitution, including abolition of slavery" |
| 13.10.1870 | Gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert |
| 13.10.1881 | Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations |
| 13.10.1884 | Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude |
| 13.10.1893 | Vigilant (U.S.) beats Valkyrie II (England) in 9th America's Cup |
| 13.10.1899 | 7000 lay-offs black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal |
| 13.10.1902 | Arna W. Bontemps noted poet and librarian of Fisk University |
| 13.10.1903 | Pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series |
| 13.10.1903 | "Victor Herbert's ""Babes in Toyland,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 13.10.1913 | "Explosion and fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales" |
| 13.10.1914 | Belgian regime forms at St. Adresse at Le Havre |
| 13.10.1914 | "Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history" |
| 13.10.1914 | Garrett Morgan invents and patents gas mask |
| 13.10.1914 | Pro-German Boers begin opposition of British authority in South Africa |
| 13.10.1915 | "Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series" |
| 13.10.1917 | Soviet accept establishment of Petrograd Military |
| 13.10.1919 | Race riot at Elaine Arkansas |
| 13.10.1920 | "World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50,000+ Clevelanders" |
| 13.10.1921 | "New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series" |
| 13.10.1923 | Angora (Ankara) becomes Turkey's capital |
| 13.10.1924 | Wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca |
| 13.10.1930 | New German Reichstag opens with 107 NSDAP'ers in uniform |
| 13.10.1931 | "Musical ""Everybody's Welcome"" with T/J Dorsey premieres in New York City" |
| 13.10.1931 | "Noel Cowards ""Cavalcade,"" premieres in London" |
| 13.10.1933 | "JDJ Boularan's ""Tovarich,"" premieres in Paris" |
| 13.10.1933 | Soccer team STEVO forms in Geesteren |
| 13.10.1936 | Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium |
| 13.10.1937 | A recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City |
| 13.10.1943 | Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany |
| 13.10.1944 | Riga Latvia freed |
| 13.10.1944 | U.S. 1st army begins battle of Aachen |
| 13.10.1947 | 1st NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 at Toronto |
| 13.10.1947 | """Kukla, Fran and Ollie"" premieres" |
| 13.10.1949 | """Touch and Go"" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 176 performances" |
| 13.10.1953 | Burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves-patented-Samuel Bagno |
| 13.10.1954 | "RP Smith/M Shulman's ""Tender Trap,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 13.10.1955 | 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris |
| 13.10.1956 | "WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins" |
| 13.10.1957 | German Dem Rep recalls East Mark and issues new currency |
| 13.10.1960 | 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood and Kennedy in NY |
| 13.10.1960 | Nikita Khrushchev (PM U.S.S.R.) bangs his shoe on table at UN |
| 13.10.1960 | Opponents of Fidel Castro executed in Cuba |
| 13.10.1960 | Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series |
| 13.10.1962 | """Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen" |
| 13.10.1963 | 15th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats 23-9 at East Lake CC Ga |
| 13.10.1963 | 9th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright |
| 13.10.1963 | """Beatlemania"" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium" |
| 13.10.1964 | "At Plesman airport, Curaeao, 125.5 mm rainfalls (record)" |
| 13.10.1964 | Voskhod 1 crew returns |
| 13.10.1966 | 173 U.S. airplanes bomb North-Vietnam |
| 13.10.1966 | "Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA" |
| 13.10.1967 | "CBS radio cancels ""House Party""" |
| 13.10.1968 | Tinker Creek Gorge of Cleveland Metroparks is dedicated |
| 13.10.1969 | 1st time 7 people in space |
| 13.10.1969 | Billy Martin (97-65) is fired as manager of AL West-winning Twins |
| 13.10.1969 | Soyuz 8 is launched |
| 13.10.1970 | Angela Davis arrested in New York City |
| 13.10.1970 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. |
| 13.10.1971 | 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) |
| 13.10.1971 | "WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting" |
| 13.10.1972 | "Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die" |
| 13.10.1972 | Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series |
| 13.10.1972 | """Hurry, Harry"" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 2 performances" |
| 13.10.1972 | "Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12 of 23 rescue)" |
| 13.10.1973 | Jordan enters Yom Kippur war |
| 13.10.1973 | "Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in ""Emily in for Carol""" |
| 13.10.1975 | 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins |
| 13.10.1975 | Rock vocal Neil Young undergoes throat surgery |
| 13.10.1978 | "Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yanks win next 4" |
| 13.10.1978 | "James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu" |
| 13.10.1978 | President Carter answers caller questions on National Public Radio |
| 13.10.1978 | Swaziland's new constitution promulgated bans political parties |
| 13.10.1978 | "Tiros N, U.S.'s 1st 3rd generation weather satellite, is launched" |
| 13.10.1980 | 14th Country Music Association Award:[approx] |
| 13.10.1980 | "Unprovoked slayings of 6 blacks in Buffalo, New York" |
| 13.10.1981 | Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt |
| 13.10.1982 | IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe |
| 13.10.1982 | New Jersey Devils 1st short handed goal-Don Lever |
| 13.10.1984 | Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders |
| 13.10.1984 | John Henry becomes 1st thoroughbred to win $6 million |
| 13.10.1984 | STS 41-G mission; lands at Kennedy Space Center |
| 13.10.1985 | Belgium premier Martens CVP wins parliamentary election |
| 13.10.1985 | "During NLCS, Cards rookie Vince Coleman is injured stretching before game as his left leg is caught in Busch Stadium's automated tarpaulin" |
| 13.10.1985 | """Sunday in the Park with George"" closes at Booth New York City after 604 performances" |
| 13.10.1986 | 20th Country Music Association Award: |
| 13.10.1986 | "25th NY, NL appearance in World Series (Mets vs A's)" |
| 13.10.1986 | IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992 |
| 13.10.1987 | 1st military use of trained dolphins by the U.S. Navy |
| 13.10.1987 | Costa Rican President Oscar Arias wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| 13.10.1987 | West Indies score 4-360 in 50 overs in Cricket World Cup vs. Sri Lanka |
| 13.10.1988 | Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest |
| 13.10.1988 | Nobel prize for literature awarded to Naguib Mahfouz |
| 13.10.1988 | "Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ's burial cloth, is shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages" |
| 13.10.1988 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 13.10.1989 | Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee VP/GM and replaced by Harding Peterson |
| 13.10.1989 | Dow Jones down 190.58 points |
| 13.10.1990 | 1st Russian Orthodox service in 70 years held in St. Basil's Cathedral |
| 13.10.1990 | Target Center in Minneapolis opens |
| 13.10.1991 | Actress Katey Segal suffers a miscarriage |
| 13.10.1991 | Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game |
| 13.10.1991 | Minnesota Twins win AL pennant beating Toronto in 5 games |
| 13.10.1993 | Greek government of Papandreou forms |
| 13.10.1993 | Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game |
| 13.10.1993 | Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Kary Mullis and Michael Smith |
| 13.10.1993 | Nobel prize for physics awarded to Russel Hulse and Joseph Taylor |
| 13.10.1993 | Phillies beat Atlanta in NLCS |
| 13.10.1994 | Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season (Queensland vs. Tasmania) |
| 13.10.1994 | Nobel prize for literature awarded to Kenzaburo Oe |
| 13.10.1995 | Joseph Rotblat awarded Nobel Peace Prize |
| 13.10.1995 | "Pamela Anderson Lee, rush to hospital with flu like symptoms" |
| 13.10.1996 | Annika Sorenstam wins Betsy King LPGA Golf Classic |
| 13.10.1996 | """Big,"" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 193 performances" |
| 13.10.1996 | New York Jet Nick Lowrey breaks Jan Stenerud NFL field goal record at 374 |
| 13.10.1996 | Yanks (3) and Orioles (3) combine to tie play off record of 6 HRs |
| 13.10.1997 | Andy Green's Jet-powered car reaches record 749.69 MPH |
| 14.10.530 | [Discorus] ends his reign as Catholic Pope |
| 14.10.1066 | "Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror wins England" |
| 14.10.1322 | "Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence" |
| 14.10.1468 | Treaty of Peronne: Duke Charles the Stoute and French king Louis XI |
| 14.10.1492 | Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Maria of Concepcion |
| 14.10.1529 | Sultan Suleiman II ceases Vienna |
| 14.10.1586 | Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth |
| 14.10.1700 | Rabbi Judah Hasid and Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem |
| 14.10.1745 | French help convoy reaches Montrose Scotland |
| 14.10.1758 | "Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia" |
| 14.10.1774 | 1st American colonial decl of rights with sinking of Peggy Stewart |
| 14.10.1774 | 1st Continental Congress is 1st to declare colonial rights (Phila) |
| 14.10.1806 | Battle of Auerstadt-French beat Prussians |
| 14.10.1834 | "1st black to obtain a U.S. patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter" |
| 14.10.1834 | George Eastman patented paper-strip photographic film |
| 14.10.1843 | British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy |
| 14.10.1862 | "Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18" |
| 14.10.1862 | Excelsiors defeat Unions of Morrisania 13-9 |
| 14.10.1863 | Battle at Bristoe Station Virginia (about 2000 casualties) |
| 14.10.1863 | "Skirmish at Catlett's Station, Virginia (Bristoe Campaign)" |
| 14.10.1865 | "Cheyennes and Arapaho's sign ""peaces treaty"" then chased out Colorado" |
| 14.10.1867 | 15th and last Tokugawa Shogun resigns in Japan |
| 14.10.1884 | George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film |
| 14.10.1893 | "George Edwardes ""Gaiety Girl"" premieres in London" |
| 14.10.1893 | Harry Wright suggests umps keep ball-strike count a secret |
| 14.10.1899 | Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill departs to South Africa |
| 14.10.1901 | "Justin Huntly McCarthy's ""If I were King,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 14.10.1905 | Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight World Series shutout |
| 14.10.1905 | "New York Giants beats Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series" |
| 14.10.1906 | "All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series" |
| 14.10.1908 | "Baseball Writers Association of America, forms" |
| 14.10.1908 | "Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch" |
| 14.10.1908 | "Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers" |
| 14.10.1909 | "Pirates beat Tigers, 5-4, forces 1st full 7 game world series" |
| 14.10.1911 | "Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379)" |
| 14.10.1912 | Bull Moose Teddy Roosevelt shot while campaigning in Milwaukee |
| 14.10.1913 | Explosion in coal mine at Cardiff kills 439 |
| 14.10.1914 | German troops occupy Brug |
| 14.10.1920 | Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland |
| 14.10.1922 | 1st automated telephones-Pennsylvania exchange in New York City |
| 14.10.1922 | "1st Thom McAn shoe store opens, on Third Avenue New York City" |
| 14.10.1924 | "Arnold Schonbergs opera ""Die Gluckliche Hand,"" premieres in Vienna" |
| 14.10.1925 | Anti-French uprising in Damascus (French inhabitants flee) |
| 14.10.1926 | "Alan Alexander Milne's book ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" released" |
| 14.10.1926 | "Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark" |
| 14.10.1929 | "Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series" |
| 14.10.1929 | Philadelphia A's set World Series record of 10 runs in an inning |
| 14.10.1930 | "Ethel Mermans debuts on Broadway in ""Girl Crazy""" |
| 14.10.1930 | George Gershwin/Walter Donaldsons musical premieres in New York City |
| 14.10.1931 | 1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University |
| 14.10.1931 | Spanish Cortes agrees to separation of Church and State |
| 14.10.1933 | Nazi Germany announces withdrawal from League of Nations |
| 14.10.1934 | """Lux Radio Theatre"" premieres" |
| 14.10.1938 | Nazis plan Jewish ghettos for all major cities |
| 14.10.1939 | BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed |
| 14.10.1939 | "German U-47 sinks British battleship HMS Royal Oak, 833 killed" |
| 14.10.1939 | Sugar rationed in Netherlands |
| 14.10.1941 | "1st mass deportation of Kowno, Lodz, Minsk and Riga" |
| 14.10.1942 | Dobbe resistances group overthrows Bonkarten distribution |
| 14.10.1942 | "German assault on Tractor factory, 1000s killed" |
| 14.10.1942 | "Japanese battleship strikes Henderson Field, Guadalcanal" |
| 14.10.1943 | 400 Jews escape in uprising at Sobibor extermination Camp in Poland |
| 14.10.1943 | Japan declares Philippine Independence (premier/president Jose Laurel) |
| 14.10.1943 | Outbreak attempt in Sobibor Concentration Camp |
| 14.10.1943 | U.S. 8th Air Force loses 60 B-17 during assault on Schweinfurt |
| 14.10.1944 | Allied troops land in Corfu |
| 14.10.1944 | British troops march into Athens |
| 14.10.1945 | "Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears" |
| 14.10.1946 | Netherland and Indonesia sign cease fire |
| 14.10.1947 | Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) |
| 14.10.1947 | Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower |
| 14.10.1948 | Batavia lt-governor-general Of Mook dismissed |
| 14.10.1948 | Large scale fighting between Israel and Egypt |
| 14.10.1949 | 14 U.S. Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition |
| 14.10.1949 | Chinese Red army occupies Canton |
| 14.10.1949 | Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title |
| 14.10.1950 | Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison |
| 14.10.1951 | Det Lion Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs Los Angeles Rams |
| 14.10.1951 | Organization of Central American States forms |
| 14.10.1952 | """Buttrio Square"" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 7 performances" |
| 14.10.1953 | 1st 3 Dutch female police officers go into service |
| 14.10.1953 | "Belgian Convair crashes at Frankfurt, 44 die" |
| 14.10.1953 | Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr |
| 14.10.1953 | Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia |
| 14.10.1953 | Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment |
| 14.10.1953 | "WTEN TV channel 10 in Albany, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 14.10.1954 | "Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53" |
| 14.10.1956 | "Charles Ives' overture ""Robert Browning,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 14.10.1956 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Arkansas Golf Open |
| 14.10.1957 | "Everly Brothers' ""Wake Up Little Susie"" reaches #1" |
| 14.10.1958 | "Brendan Behan's ""Hostage,"" premieres in London" |
| 14.10.1958 | Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community |
| 14.10.1958 | "Paul Osborn's ""World of Suzie Wong,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 14.10.1958 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 14.10.1959 | "WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 14.10.1960 | Belgian sen Victor Leemans reveals huge gas field in Groningen |
| 14.10.1960 | Peace Corps 1st suggested by John F. Kennedy |
| 14.10.1961 | "14th Ryder Cup: U.S., 14 -9 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, England" |
| 14.10.1961 | """How to Succeed in Business"" opens at 46th St. New York City for 1415 performances" |
| 14.10.1962 | Houston Oiler George Blanda throws for 6 TD passes vs New York Titans 56-17 |
| 14.10.1962 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Thunderbird Tourney Golf Tournament |
| 14.10.1962 | U.S. U-2 planes locate missile launchers in Cuba |
| 14.10.1962 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 14.10.1963 | Algeria and Morocco border conflict |
| 14.10.1963 | "WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (ABC) begins" |
| 14.10.1964 | "Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize" |
| 14.10.1964 | "Martin Walser's ""Der Schwarze Schwan,"" premieres in Stuttgart" |
| 14.10.1964 | Philips begins experimenting with color TV |
| 14.10.1964 | Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs runs on back-to-back pitches |
| 14.10.1964 | Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts weds Shirley Shepherd |
| 14.10.1965 | Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 80 km |
| 14.10.1965 | Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0 |
| 14.10.1966 | 175 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam |
| 14.10.1966 | Dutch government of Cals falls by motion of Schmelzer |
| 14.10.1968 | 1st live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft (Apollo 7) |
| 14.10.1968 | "Beatles ""White Album"" completed" |
| 14.10.1968 | Gruener and Watson (U.S.) set scuba depth record (133 m) in Bahamas |
| 14.10.1968 | "In NL expansion draft, Expos and Padres choose 30 players each" |
| 14.10.1968 | J R Hines of U.S. runs 100m in world record 9.95 sec |
| 14.10.1969 | Palme government forms in Sweden |
| 14.10.1969 | "T Agee and Ed Kranepool HR, Agee makes 2 great catches, Mets win 5-0" |
| 14.10.1969 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 14.10.1970 | 4th Country Music Association Award: Merle Haggard wins |
| 14.10.1970 | Cleve Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92 |
| 14.10.1970 | U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
| 14.10.1970 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 14.10.1971 | 2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances |
| 14.10.1971 | "John and Yoko appear on ""Dick Cavett Show""" |
| 14.10.1972 | Oakland A Gene Tenace is 1st to homer in 1st 2 World Series at bats |
| 14.10.1973 | Egyptian tanks move further into Israel |
| 14.10.1973 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA GNA Golf Classic |
| 14.10.1973 | "Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him" |
| 14.10.1974 | 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich |
| 14.10.1975 | President Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside |
| 14.10.1976 | Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives New York Yanks pennant #30 |
| 14.10.1976 | Nobel prize for economy awarded to Milton Friedman |
| 14.10.1976 | "Soyuz 23 carries 2 to Salyut 6, but returns without docking" |
| 14.10.1977 | Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem at World Series |
| 14.10.1977 | Princess Beatrice opens Amsterdam metro |
| 14.10.1978 | "1st TV movie from a TV series - ""Rescue from Gilligan's Island""" |
| 14.10.1978 | China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC |
| 14.10.1978 | Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1 |
| 14.10.1978 | New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away |
| 14.10.1979 | "100,000 demonstrate in Bonn against nuclear energy" |
| 14.10.1979 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic |
| 14.10.1979 | Flyers start 35 game unbeaten streak beating Toronto 4-3 |
| 14.10.1979 | NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal |
| 14.10.1980 | Bob Marley's last concert |
| 14.10.1980 | "Phils rally from 4-0 deficit to beat the Royals, 7-6 to take WS opener" |
| 14.10.1980 | President nominee Ronald Reagan promises to name a woman to Supreme Court |
| 14.10.1981 | Yank Graig Nettles is 1st to get 2 hits in same inning of an ALSC game |
| 14.10.1982 | "6,000 Unification church couples wed in Korea" |
| 14.10.1982 | Islanders assessed 108 penality minutes Penguins 125 (233 total) |
| 14.10.1982 | New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 14.10.1982 | President Reagan proclaims war against drugs |
| 14.10.1983 | Grenada leftist coup under vice-premier Coard |
| 14.10.1983 | U.S. Marine peacekeeper Sgt Allen Soifert killed by sniper in Beirut |
| 14.10.1984 | Browns' Ozzie Newsome sets club records with 14 receptions for 191 yds |
| 14.10.1984 | "Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series" |
| 14.10.1984 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Smirnoff Ladies Irish Golf Open |
| 14.10.1984 | """Quilters"" closes at Jack Lawrence Theater New York City after 24 performances" |
| 14.10.1985 | 19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins |
| 14.10.1985 | "On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7" |
| 14.10.1986 | Concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| 14.10.1986 | IOC decides to stagger Winter and Summer Olympic schedule |
| 14.10.1986 | "Tim Kides of West New York, New Jersey performs 25,000 leg raises in 11:57:15" |
| 14.10.1987 | "In Midland, Texas 1 -year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well" |
| 14.10.1987 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco Giants, 4 games to 3 in NLCS" |
| 14.10.1988 | Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment |
| 14.10.1988 | Naguib Mahfouz is 1st Arabic writer to win Nobel literature prize |
| 14.10.1988 | New Jersey Devils raise their 1st pennant (Patrick Div Playoff Champs) |
| 14.10.1989 | Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consec World Series openers |
| 14.10.1989 | "Texas A&I, Johnny Bailey sets NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards" |
| 14.10.1990 | Cathy Gerring wins LPGA Trophee Urban World Golf Championship |
| 14.10.1990 | Jeff Goldblum and wife Geena Davis file for divorce |
| 14.10.1990 | SF 49er Joe Montana passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Atlanta (45-35) |
| 14.10.1991 | Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| 14.10.1991 | New York Rangers right wing Mike Gartner scores his 500th NHL goal |
| 14.10.1992 | Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games for NL pennant |
| 14.10.1992 | Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A's to win their 1st AL pennant |
| 14.10.1994 | "Nobel Prize awarded to Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres" |
| 14.10.1994 | Space probe Magellan burns up in atmosphere of Venus |
| 14.10.1995 | Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds) |
| 14.10.1996 | "Braves blow out St. Louis, 14-0 in an NLCS game" |
| 14.10.1996 | "Dow Jones closes over 6,000 for 1st time (6,010)" |
| 14.10.1996 | Packer Chris Jacke kicks longest field goal to end overtime (53 yds) |
| 14.10.1997 | Florida Marlins beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 1 in NLCS |
| 14.10.1998 | "New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay, 7-1, to end 11 game winless streak" |
| 15.10.1501 | English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon |
| 15.10.1520 | King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall |
| 15.10.1522 | Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico |
| 15.10.1581 | "Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet ""Ballet Comique de la Reine,"" is staged in Paris" |
| 15.10.1582 | "Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days" |
| 15.10.1598 | Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine |
| 15.10.1641 | Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve claims Montreal |
| 15.10.1654 | Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Overijssel |
| 15.10.1655 | Jews of Lublin are massacred |
| 15.10.1660 | Asser Levy granted butchers license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam |
| 15.10.1705 | English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona |
| 15.10.1724 | Cornelis Steenoven is 1st archbishop of Old-Catholic church |
| 15.10.1756 | Saxon army surrenders to Prussia |
| 15.10.1777 | Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn) |
| 15.10.1783 | Jean Pilatre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent |
| 15.10.1786 | Earliest 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) recorded temp in New York City |
| 15.10.1789 | 1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England |
| 15.10.1815 | Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St. Helena |
| 15.10.1827 | "Charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge" |
| 15.10.1842 | Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung |
| 15.10.1846 | Dr. William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether |
| 15.10.1860 | "11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard" |
| 15.10.1863 | Cliff House opens in San Francisco (1st of many on site) |
| 15.10.1864 | "Confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri" |
| 15.10.1866 | "Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses" |
| 15.10.1874 | Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force |
| 15.10.1877 | 45th Congress (1877-79) convenes |
| 15.10.1878 | Edison Electric Light Company incorporated |
| 15.10.1880 | "Koln cathedral completed, 633 years after it begun" |
| 15.10.1881 | "1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published" |
| 15.10.1883 | Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional |
| 15.10.1885 | Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of season |
| 15.10.1889 | Amsterdam Central Station officially opens |
| 15.10.1890 | Alabama Penny Savings Bank organizes in Birmingham |
| 15.10.1894 | Capt Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage |
| 15.10.1897 | Aaron/Samuel Bloch carry 1st Mail Pouch |
| 15.10.1897 | King Leopold II takes Belgian crown |
| 15.10.1899 | Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 and 19-3 victories over Cleveland Spiders |
| 15.10.1905 | "Claude Debussy's ""La Mer,"" premieres" |
| 15.10.1905 | Union workers at NVV rejects safety demands |
| 15.10.1912 | "Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield" |
| 15.10.1913 | "Train crash in Liverpool during ""Black Week""" |
| 15.10.1914 | "ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) founded" |
| 15.10.1914 | "Battle of Warsaw, begins (ends Oct 21)" |
| 15.10.1914 | Clayton Anti-trust Act passed (union and strike rights) |
| 15.10.1917 | "Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series" |
| 15.10.1918 | British Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6 |
| 15.10.1919 | 14 horses begin 300-mile race from Vt to Mass for $1000 prize money |
| 15.10.1923 | "New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2" |
| 15.10.1924 | President Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument |
| 15.10.1925 | "Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series" |
| 15.10.1925 | "Willem Landre's opera ""Beatrice"" premiers in The Hague" |
| 15.10.1926 | "Austria government of Seipel, forms" |
| 15.10.1926 | "Philip Barry's ""White Wings!,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 15.10.1928 | "German dirigible ""Graf Zeppelin"" lands in Lakehurst, NJ" |
| 15.10.1928 | Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators |
| 15.10.1933 | "Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to New York Giants 56-0" |
| 15.10.1935 | NHL's St. Louis Eagles fold |
| 15.10.1937 | "Ernest Hemingway novel ""To Have and Have Not"" published" |
| 15.10.1937 | "Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yanks release Tony Lazzeri" |
| 15.10.1938 | "Robert Sherwoods ""Abe Lincoln in Illinois,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 15.10.1939 | LaGuardia Airport opens in New York City |
| 15.10.1939 | Yeshiva of Mir closes after 124 years |
| 15.10.1940 | "Heavy German air raid on London, 400 killed" |
| 15.10.1940 | London's Waterloo Station bombed by Germans |
| 15.10.1941 | 1st mass deportation of German Jews to Eastern Europe |
| 15.10.1941 | Japan Tojo regime forms |
| 15.10.1941 | Jews caught outside Polish Ghetto walls could be put to death |
| 15.10.1942 | "German 6th Army occupies Tractorenfabriek, 3,000 German's die" |
| 15.10.1945 | Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest) |
| 15.10.1946 | Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series |
| 15.10.1946 | "Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140)" |
| 15.10.1946 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series" |
| 15.10.1948 | China's Red army occupies Chinchov |
| 15.10.1949 | Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian government |
| 15.10.1949 | Billy Graham begins his ministry |
| 15.10.1949 | Tripura accedes to Indian union |
| 15.10.1951 | Egyptian parliament accept denounces Suez Canal Treaty |
| 15.10.1951 | """I Love Lucy"" debuts on CBS TV" |
| 15.10.1952 | "Arthur Laurent's ""Time of the Cuckoo,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 15.10.1953 | "John Patrick's ""Teahouse of the Red Moon,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 15.10.1953 | "KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting" |
| 15.10.1953 | "WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins" |
| 15.10.1954 | "Hurricane Hazel strikes U.S. and Canada, 348 die" |
| 15.10.1954 | "KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 15.10.1956 | Pyotr Bolotnikov runs world record 10k (28:42.8) |
| 15.10.1956 | "William J Brennan, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court" |
| 15.10.1956 | Yankees Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series |
| 15.10.1957 | "Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players" |
| 15.10.1958 | Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt |
| 15.10.1958 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. |
| 15.10.1959 | "KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting" |
| 15.10.1959 | """Untouchables"" premieres" |
| 15.10.1960 | """Laughs and Other Events"" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 8 performances" |
| 15.10.1962 | Byron R White appointed to Supreme Court |
| 15.10.1962 | "WLOX TV channel 13 in Biloxi-Gulfport, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 15.10.1963 | Ludwig Erhard follows Conrad Adenauer as West German Chancellor |
| 15.10.1964 | Craig Breedlove sets auto speed record of 846.97 kph |
| 15.10.1964 | "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize" |
| 15.10.1964 | Kosygin and Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev |
| 15.10.1964 | New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series |
| 15.10.1964 | "St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series" |
| 15.10.1965 | Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins |
| 15.10.1965 | "WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting" |
| 15.10.1966 | "Australia bans Troggs' ""I Can't Control Myself,"" as ""terribly obscene""" |
| 15.10.1966 | Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill creating Department of Transportation (DOT) |
| 15.10.1968 | "AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st" |
| 15.10.1969 | Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated |
| 15.10.1969 | Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs. North Stars) |
| 15.10.1969 | "New York Met Ron Swoboda's spectacular diving catch of sinking liner with runners at 1st and 3rd in 9th, Mets win in 10th in World Series game" |
| 15.10.1969 | Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series |
| 15.10.1969 | Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war |
| 15.10.1970 | Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt |
| 15.10.1970 | "Baltimore Orioles beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series" |
| 15.10.1970 | Bridge over Yarra River in Melbourne crashes; killing 35 |
| 15.10.1970 | Russian passenger flight hijacked to Turkey |
| 15.10.1972 | 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2) |
| 15.10.1972 | Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat New York Knicks 109-101 |
| 15.10.1973 | 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins |
| 15.10.1973 | "Tanks attack Thailand demonstrating students, 300 killed" |
| 15.10.1974 | National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school busing |
| 15.10.1974 | Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Paul J Flory (macro molecules) |
| 15.10.1974 | "Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing Los Angeles Kings to 1-1 tie" |
| 15.10.1975 | Iceland moves International boundary from 50 to 200 miles |
| 15.10.1976 | 1st debate of major-ticket VP nominees Mondale (D) vs Dole (R) |
| 15.10.1976 | "Ringo releases ""A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll""" |
| 15.10.1977 | Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal |
| 15.10.1977 | "Debbie Boone's ""You Light Up My Life,"" goes #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks" |
| 15.10.1977 | Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51) |
| 15.10.1978 | Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open |
| 15.10.1978 | U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. |
| 15.10.1979 | "1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad)" |
| 15.10.1979 | Chinese premier Hwa Kwofeng visits Paris |
| 15.10.1979 | Military coup in El Salvador: president/general Carlos Romero flees |
| 15.10.1979 | "New York Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier" |
| 15.10.1980 | Nobel prize for economy awarded to Lawrence R Klein |
| 15.10.1981 | "New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland A's" |
| 15.10.1983 | Black Hawks and Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds) |
| 15.10.1983 | "Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games" |
| 15.10.1983 | U.S. Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut International Airport |
| 15.10.1984 | Central Intelligence Agency's Information Act passes |
| 15.10.1984 | Centrum party expels 2nd Member of parliament Janmaat due to fraud |
| 15.10.1985 | Nobel prize for economics awarded to Franco Modigliani |
| 15.10.1985 | "Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds" |
| 15.10.1985 | Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit |
| 15.10.1986 | "Longest post season game, Mets beat Astros 7-6 in 16 and win NL pennant" |
| 15.10.1987 | 6th Belgium government of Martens falls |
| 15.10.1987 | "Coup in Burkina Faso, president Sankara dies" |
| 15.10.1987 | "Lanford Wilson's ""Burn This,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 15.10.1987 | """Late Nite Comic"" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 4 performances" |
| 15.10.1987 | NFL Players Association orders an end to 24 day strike |
| 15.10.1988 | Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires |
| 15.10.1988 | NCAA record rushing yardage (768 yards-Oklahoma) |
| 15.10.1988 | "With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series" |
| 15.10.1989 | "Billy Graham is given 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd" |
| 15.10.1989 | South Africa President FW de Klerk frees Sisulu and 4 other political prisoners |
| 15.10.1989 | South african ANC-founder/leader Walter Sisulu freed |
| 15.10.1989 | Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer |
| 15.10.1990 | Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| 15.10.1991 | Clarence Thomas is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice |
| 15.10.1992 | Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia |
| 15.10.1992 | "Howard Stern radio show begins broadcasting on WLUP-AM, Chicago" |
| 15.10.1992 | "New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train" |
| 15.10.1993 | "Amstel brewery on Curaeao produces 1,000,000,000th bottle" |
| 15.10.1993 | Guardian Angel Lisa Evers Sliwa files for divorce from Curtis Sliwa |
| 15.10.1993 | Nelson Mandela and South Africa President F W de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize |
| 15.10.1994 | Botswana President Ketumile Masires BDP wins parliamentary election |
| 15.10.1994 | President Jean-Baptiste Aristide returns to Haiti |
| 15.10.1995 | Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf |
| 15.10.1995 | Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15 |
| 15.10.1997 | Britain's Andy Green sets jet-powered car record (763.035 mph) |
| 15.10.1997 | Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS |
| 15.10.1997 | Former rep Dan Rostenkowski released from custody for mail fraud |
| 15.10.1997 | "New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988" |
| 15.10.1997 | U.S. launches nuclear powered Cassini to Saturn |
| 16.10.1311 | Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens |
| 16.10.1492 | "Columbus' fleet anchors at ""Fernandina"" (Long Island, Bahamas)" |
| 16.10.1502 | Storm ravages Friese coast |
| 16.10.1551 | English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset re-arrested |
| 16.10.1600 | Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines |
| 16.10.1674 | Emperor Leopold I fires chancellor Furst Wenzel Lobkowitz |
| 16.10.1710 | "British troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia" |
| 16.10.1757 | Austrian troops occupy Berlin |
| 16.10.1775 | "Portland, Maine burned by British" |
| 16.10.1781 | Washington takes Yorktown |
| 16.10.1795 | "M von Bohms ""Oorlogscantate"" premieres" |
| 16.10.1813 | "Battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs Prussia, Austria and Russia)" |
| 16.10.1829 | "Tremont Hotel, 1st U.S. modern hotel opens (Boston)" |
| 16.10.1834 | London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn |
| 16.10.1841 | Queens University in Kingston is chartered |
| 16.10.1846 | Dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether |
| 16.10.1847 | "Charlotte Bronte's book ""Jane Eyre"" published" |
| 16.10.1848 | 1st U.S. homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania |
| 16.10.1849 | "Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania" |
| 16.10.1849 | British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras |
| 16.10.1852 | Dutch Government recognize Catholics right to organize |
| 16.10.1859 | "John Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va" |
| 16.10.1861 | Confederacy starts selling postage stamps |
| 16.10.1863 | Grant is given command of Union forces in West |
| 16.10.1867 | "Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses International date line" |
| 16.10.1869 | Hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing |
| 16.10.1875 | "1st Quebec vs Ontario football game, Ontario wins" |
| 16.10.1876 | Race riot at Cainhoy South Carolina (5 whites and 1 black killed) |
| 16.10.1900 | "Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich ""Henry"" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin" |
| 16.10.1903 | "Homel, 1st Jewish self defense organization founded in Russia" |
| 16.10.1904 | Russian Baltic fleet departs to Port Arthur |
| 16.10.1907 | Belasco Theater opens at 111 W 44th St. New York City |
| 16.10.1907 | "David Belasco's ""Grand Army Man,"" premieres in New York City" |
| 16.10.1908 | Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux |
| 16.10.1909 | Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for heavyweight boxing title |
| 16.10.1909 | Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series |
| 16.10.1912 | "Arnold Schonberg's ""Pierrot Lunaire,"" premieres" |
| 16.10.1912 | "Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series" |
| 16.10.1913 | Booth Theater opens at 222 W 44th St. New York City |
| 16.10.1915 |