--Free rural delivery of mail began in the United States, October 1, 1896.
--First "Model T" Ford put on the market, October 1, 1908.
--Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, born in Plains, Ga., October 1, 1924.
October 2
--Cordell Hull, American statesman, born October 2, 1871.
October 3
--George Bancroft, American historian, born October 3, 1800.
October 4
--Painter Jean Francois Millet born October 4, 1814.
--Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States, born at Delaware, Ohio, October 4, 1822.
--Artist Frederic Remington born October 4, 1861.
--The Soviet Union launched first artificial satellite, October 4, 1957.
October 5
--Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States, born in Fairfield, Vt., October 5, 1829.
--Joshua Logan, American playwright, born October 5, 1908.
--President Harry S. Truman made the first presidential telecast address from the White House, October 5, 1947.
October 6
--George Westinghouse, American inventor, born October 6, 1846.
--Anwar el-Sadat, president of Egypt, assassinated in Cairo, October 6, 1981.
October 7
--First double-decked steamboat, the Washington, arrived at New Orleans, October 7, 1816.
--James Whitcomb Riley, Hoosier poet, born October 7, 1849.
October 8
--John M. Hay, American statesman, born October 8, 1838.
--Chicago fire began, and burned for about 30 hours, October 8, 1871.
--Eddie Rickenbacker, American air ace, born October 8, 1890.
October 9
--Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, born October 9, 1835.
October 10
--U.S. Naval Academy opened at Annapolis, Md., October 10, 1845.
--Norwegian explorer and statesman Fridtjof Nansen born October 10, 1861.
--Helen Hayes, American actress, born October 10, 1900.
October 11
--Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, born October 11, 1884.
October 12
--Columbus landed in America, October 12, 1492.
--Ralph Vaughan Williams, British composer, born October 12, 1872.
October 13
--White House cornerstone laid, October 13, 1792.
October 14
--William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, which assured the conquest of England, October 14, 1066.
--William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, born October 14, 1644.
--Eamon de Valera, president of the Irish Republic, born October 14, 1882. --Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, born at Denison, Tex., October 14, 1890.
--E. E. Cummings, American poet, born October 14, 1894.
October 15
--Helen Hunt Jackson, American novelist, born October 15, 1830.
--Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche born October 15, 1844.
--Clayton Antitrust Act became law, October 15, 1914.
October 16
--Dictionary editor Noah Webster born October 16, 1758.
--Oscar Wilde, Irish-born dramatist, born October 16, 1854.
--David Ben-Gurion, Israeli prime minister and Zionist leader, born October 16, 1886.
--Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel Prize winner, born October 16, 1888.
October 17
--British general John Burgoyne surrendered his army at Saratoga, October 17, 1777.
--Abolitionist John Brown and his men seized the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va. (now W. Va.), October 17, 1859.
October 18
--Henri Bergson, French philosopher, born October 18, 1859.
--The United States flag was formally raised over Alaska, October 18, 1867.
--Pierre Elliott Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, born October 18, 1919.
October 19
--First general court in New England held, Boston, October 19, 1630.
--British troops under Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, October 19, 1781.
--Thomas Edison began first successful demonstration of his electric light, October 19, 1879.
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October 20
--Architect Sir Christopher Wren born October 20, 1632.
--John Dewey, American philosopher, born October 20, 1859.
October 21
--Magellan entered strait that bears his name, October 21, 1520.
--Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, born October 21, 1772.
--U.S.S. Constitution, better known as Old Ironsides, launched, October 21, 1797.
--British Admiral Nelson was killed defeating the French and Spanish at Trafalgar, October 21, 1805.
--Alfred Nobel, Swedish philanthropist and founder of the Nobel Prize, born October 21, 1833.
October 22
--Sam Houston inaugurated as first president of the Republic of Texas, October 22, 1836.
October 23
--British began offensive at El Alamein in Egypt in World War II, October 23, 1942.
--Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippines began in World War II, October 23, 1944.
October 24
--First transcontinental telegram sent, October 24, 1861.
--United Nations formally established when necessary number of members ratified charter, October 24, 1945.
October 25
--Thomas B. Macaulay, English historian, born October 25, 1800.
--"Waltz King" Johann Strauss, Jr., born October 25, 1825.
--Georges Bizet, French composer, born October 25, 1838.
--Spanish painter Pablo Picasso born October 25, 1881.
--Richard E. Byrd, American polar explorer, born October 25, 1888.
October 26
--Erie Canal opened to traffic, October 26, 1825.
October 27
--The Federalist papers began appearing in the New York newspaper Independent Journal, October 27, 1787.
--Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, born in New York City, October 27, 1858.
--Captain James Cook, English explorer, born October 27, 1728.
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October 28
--Harvard College founded, October 28, 1636.
--Statue of Liberty dedicated, October 28, 1886.
--Jonas Salk, American developer of a polio vaccine, born October 28, 1914.
October 29
--Cartoonist Bill Mauldin born October 29, 1921.
--Blackest day in stock market history, October 29, 1929.
October 30
--John Adams, second President of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., October 30, 1735.
--Benito Mussolini, founder of fascism, became premier of Italy, October 30, 1922.
October 31
--According to tradition, the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church at Wittenberg, October 31, 1517.
--Jan Vermeer, Dutch painter, born October 31, 1632.
--King's College (now Columbia University) founded, October 31, 1754.
--Nevada became the 36th state, October 31, 1864.
--Sir Hubert Wilkins, Australian explorer, born October 31, 1888.
--Comedian Steve Allen died from a heart attack in the home of his son on October 31, 2000.
