October 29 1682 William Penn arrived in Pennsylvania. 1787 Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni debuted in Prague. 1911 American newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer died in Charleston, S.C.…
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This Day In History — Lady Liberty Dedicated in NY Harbor
October 28 1793 Eli Whitney applied for a patent for the cotton gin. 1886 The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by…
View More This Day In History — Lady Liberty Dedicated in NY HarborThis Day In History — Birthday of Teddy Roosevelt
October 27 1787 The first of the Federalist Papers, which called for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published. 1904 New York City’s first…
View More This Day In History — Birthday of Teddy RooseveltThis Day In History — Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday shoot ’em up at OK Corral
October 26 1774 The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. 1825 The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, opened. 1881 Wyatt Earp,…
View More This Day In History — Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday shoot ’em up at OK CorralThis Day In History — Birthday of Pablo Picasso
October 25 1400 Geoffrey Chaucer died in London. 1415 The Battle of Agincourt between England and France during the Hundred Years War took place. 1760…
View More This Day In History — Birthday of Pablo PicassoThis Day In History — United Nations Charter takes effect
October 24 1648 The treaties for the Peace of Westphalia were signed, ending the Thirty Years War, ultimately destroying the Holy Roman Empire, and ushering…
View More This Day In History — United Nations Charter takes effectThis Day in History – Women March for Right to Vote
October 23 1915 25,000 women marched in New York City, demanding the right to vote. 1946 The United Nations General Assembly convened in New York…
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This Day in History — President Kennedy Announces Blockade of Cuba
October 22 1797 Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump from a balloon. 1836 Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic…
View More This Day in History — President Kennedy Announces Blockade of CubaThis Day In History — Carrie Fisher Is Born
October 21 1797 The navy frigate U.S. Constitution, known as “Old Ironsides,” was launched in Boston Harbor. 1805 Admiral Horatio Nelson died in the Battle…
View More This Day In History — Carrie Fisher Is BornThis Day In History — Senate Ratifies Louisiana Purchase
October 20 1803 The Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. 1944 Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines, 30 months after he said “I shall return.”…
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