October 08 1869 The 14th president of the United States, Franklin Pierce, died in Concord, N.H. 1871 The Great Fire of Chicago started. That same…
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This Day In History — The Governator takes office
October 07 1765 The Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England. 1849 Poet-writer Edgar Allan Poe died at…
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This Day In History — Pope John Paul II visits Carter’s WhiteHouse
October 06 1927 “The Jazz Singer,” the first full-length talking picture, starring Al Jolson, debuted. 1949 Japanese-American broadcaster, Iva Toguri D’Aquino (Tokyo Rose), was sentenced…
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This Day In History — First Televised White House Address
October 05 1877 Chief Joseph surrendered to the U.S. Army. 1910 King Manuel II was overthrown in a revolution and Portugal became a republic. 1921…
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This Day In History — Sputnik ushers in the “Space Age”
October 04 1887 The International Herald Tribune was published for the first time. 1895 The first U.S. Open Golf tournament was held in Newport, Rhode…
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This Day In History — President Lincoln Decrees Thanksgiving Holiday
October 03 1226 St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, died. 1863 President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.…
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This Day In History — Charles Schultz’s “Peanuts” debuts in newspapers
October 02 1919 President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. 1944 The two-month-long Warsaw Uprising was squelched by Nazi troops battling…
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This Day in History – Ever heard of a Model T
October 01 1800 Spain ceded Louisiana to France in the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. 1908 Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the…
View More This Day in History – Ever heard of a Model TThis Day In History — Nuremberg Trials Conclude
September 30 1791 Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute premiered in Vienna, Austria. 1927 Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run. The record stood until Roger…
View More This Day In History — Nuremberg Trials ConcludeThis Day In History — Space Shuttle Discovery is launched
September 29 1399 King Richard II became the first English monarch to abdicate his throne. 1829 Sir Robert Peel’s police force, the “bobbies,” began operations…
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