THURSDAY, Oct. 05, 2023

1582 — Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries

1813 — Battle of the Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British

1867 — Last day of Julian calendar in Alaska

1908 — Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey, Ferdinand I becomes Tsar

1910 — Portugal overthrows monarchy, proclaims republic

1923 — Edwin Hubble identifies Cepheid variable star

1931 — First nonstop transpacific flight, Japan to Wash (Herndon & Pangborn)

1947 — First Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman

1963 — Hyde St Pier re-opens as State Historical Park

1965 — Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups

1970 — PBS becomes a network

1978 — Isaac Bashevis Singer wins the Nobel Prize for literature

1981 — Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg becomes an honarary American

1990 — Cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obscenity (Mapplethorpe photos)