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FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022

1834-FIrst black to obtain a U.S. patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter1944-German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commits suicide rather than face trial for his part in an attempt to overthrow Hitler1950-Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison1953-Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment1964-Martin Luther King Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize1976-...

2022-10-13 15:56

THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022

1860-First aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston1943-Italy declares war on former ally Germany1957-German Dem Rep recalls the East Mark & issues new currency1962-"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen1963-"Beatlemania" is coined after the Beatles appear at the Palladium1972-Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 d...

2022-10-12 13:22

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022

1492-Columbus arrives in the Bahamas; the real Columbus Day1860-British & French troops capture Peking1942-U.S. navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance1960-Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at U.N. General Assembly session1962-US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications & meteorology1963-Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel1968-19th mo...

2022-10-11 13:59

TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022

On this day... 1864-Slavery abolished in Maryland 1945-Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung 1968-Panama revolts 1972-Prison uprising at Washington DC jail 1975-"Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin 1977-Soyuz 25 returns to Earth 1980-Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days 1981-Unknown rocker Prince ope...

2022-10-10 17:00

MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022

On this day...1911-Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan Nat'l Day) 1933-1st synthetic detergent for home use marketed1957-Pres Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Del, restaurant1963-Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US, UK, USSR1964-18th modern Olympic Games open...

2022-10-09 17:00

FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022

1868-Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens 1908-Crete revolts against Turkey & aligns with Greece

2022-10-06 14:00

THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022

1889-Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture 1890-Mormon Church outlaws polygamy

2022-10-05 13:12

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022

1813-Battle of the Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British 1864-Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing the South

2022-10-04 13:40

TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022

1940-Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini confer at Brenner Pass in the Alps 1955-Rev. Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul

2022-10-03 14:56

MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022

1863-Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day 1948-NFL becomes 1st sport televised as sport of the week

2022-10-02 13:51

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