This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 29 1982 Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills first three of seven victims On September 29, 1982, three Chicago area residents become ill and die after ingesting Extra-Strength Tylenol later found to be poisoned with cyanide. They are the first of seven victims to lose their lives after taking the over-the-counter pain reliever, which had been tampered with... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1907 The great singing cowboy Gene Autry is born in Texas   1990s 1995 Mexican American voting rights advocate Willie Velasquez awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom   21st Century 2005 Reporter Judith Miller released from prison 2008 Dow suffers record-breaking single-day drop   American Revolution 1780 Benedict Arnold’s accomplice is sentenced to death   Art, Literature and Film History 1991 “My Own Private Idaho” premieres in theaters   Cold War 1953 New York Times article claims Russians want the “American dream”   Crime 2006 School principal murdered by student in Wisconsin   Exploration 1988 Stacy Allison becomes first American woman to reach summit of Mt. Everest   Holocaust 1941 Babi Yar massacre begins   Inventions & Science 1913 Inventor Rudolf Diesel vanishes   World War I 1918 Allied forces break through the Hindenburg Line   World War II 1939 Nazis and communists divvy up Poland

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 30 1954 USS Nautilus—world’s first nuclear submarine—is commissioned The USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear submarine, is commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The Nautilus was constructed under the direction of U.S. Navy Captain Hyman G. Rickover, a brilliant Russian-born engineer who joined the U.S. atomic program in 1946... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1960s 1955 James Dean dies in car accident   American Revolution 1776 General George Washington complains about his militia   Art, Literature and Film History 1868 First volume of “Little Women” is published 1928 Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and best-selling author, is born 2005 Michael Eisner resigns as Disney CEO   Black History 1962 Riots over desegregation of Ole Miss   Cold War 1949 Berlin Airlift ends   Hispanic History 1822 Joseph Marion Hernández becomes the first Hispanic elected to Congress   Middle Eastern History 1918 Lawrence of Arabia leads liberation forces into Damascus   Sports 1927 Babe Ruth hits 60th homer of 1927 season 1947 World Series broadcast on TV for first time   U.S. Presidents 1918 President Woodrow Wilson speaks in favor of female suffrage   Women’s History 1889 Wyoming legislators write the first state constitution to grant women the vote   World War II 1938 Munich Pact signed

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 01 1890 Yosemite National Park established On October 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by President Benjamin... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1950s 1958 American Express launches its first credit card   21st Century 2005 Suicide bombers stage attacks in Bali   Art, Literature and Film History 1920 Scientific American reports that radio will soon be used to transmit music to the home 1962 Johnny Carson makes debut as “Tonight Show” host   Asian History 1949 Mao Zedong proclaims People’s Republic of China   Civil War 1864 Confederate spy Rose O’Neal Greenhow dies   Cold War 1988 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes head of Soviet Union   Crime 1910 A bomb explodes in the Los Angeles Times building 1993 A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped, leading to California’s “three strikes” law 2017 Gunman opens fire on Las Vegas concert crowd, wounding hundreds and killing 58   Inventions & Science 1908 Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T   Natural Disasters & Environment 1987 Earthquake rocks Southern California   Sports 1903 Pittsburgh beats Boston in first World Series game 1961 Roger Maris breaks home run record 1977 Soccer star Pelé plays farewell game   U.S. Presidents 1924 Jimmy Carter is born   World War II 1946 Nazi war criminals sentenced at Nuremberg

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 02 1985 Hollywood icon Rock Hudson dies of AIDS On this day in 1985, actor Rock Hudson, 59, becomes the first major U.S. celebrity to die of complications from AIDS. Hudson’s death raised public awareness of the epidemic, which until that time had been ignored by many in the mainstream as a “gay plague.” Hudson, born Leroy Harold Scherer Jr., on... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1835 First shots of the Texas Revolution fired in the Battle of Gonzales   American Revolution 1780 Benedict Arnold accomplice hanged   Black History 1967 Thurgood Marshall sworn in as first Black Supreme Court justice   Cold War 1958 Guinea gains its independence, exploits Cold War tensions   Crime 2006 Gunman kills five students at Amish school   Sports 1965 Gatorade first tested in a college football game   U.S. Presidents 1919 Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke 2020 President Trump announces he and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19   World War II 1941 Operation Typhoon is launched 1944 Warsaw Uprising ends

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 03 1995 O.J. Simpson acquitted On this day in 1995, at the end of a sensational trial, former football star O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the brutal 1994 double murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. In the epic 252-day trial, Simpson’s “dream team” of lawyers employed creative and... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1873 U.S. Army hangs four Modoc leaders for the murder of a Civil War general   Art, Literature and Film History 1955 “The Guinness Book of Records” debuts 1967 Writer, singer and folk icon Woody Guthrie dies 1992 Sinéad O’Connor tears up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” 2014 “Serial” debuts, inaugurating the podcast boom   Cold War 1990 East and West Germany reunite after 45 years   Crime 2011 Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned in Italy   European History 1981 Maze hunger strike called off   Middle Eastern History 1932 Iraq wins independence   Sports 1951 A miraculous home run wins the pennant for NY Giants 1997 Gordie Howe, 69, becomes only pro hockey player to compete in six decades   U.S. Presidents 1863 President Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving holiday   World War I 1917 War Revenue Act passed in U.S.   World War II 1942 Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 04 1957 Sputnik launched On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. The spacecraft, named Sputnik after the Russian word for “satellite,” was launched at 10:29 p.m. Moscow time from the Tyuratam launch base in the Kazakh Republic.... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1990s 1992 Plane crashes into apartment building   American Revolution 1777 Both sides battered at Germantown   Art, Literature and Film History 1937 Blues singer Bessie Smith, killed in Mississippi car wreck, is buried 1970 Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose 1990 “Beverly Hills, 90210” debuts   Civil War 1861 President Lincoln watches a balloon ascension   Crime 1988 Televangelist Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges 2011 Man who served 25 years for murder exonerated by DNA   Sports 1895 Englishman wins the first U.S. Open golf tournament 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series   U.S. Presidents 1927 Work begins on Mount Rushmore   Vietnam War 1966 Pope calls for end to the Vietnam War   World War I 1918 Germany telegraphs President Wilson seeking armistice

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY    October 05 2011 Apple co-founder founder Steve Jobs dies On October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc., which revolutionized the computer, music and mobile communications industries with such devices as the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad, dies at age 56 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Born on February 24, 1955, in San... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT  19th Century 1813 Shawnee chief Tecumseh is defeated   1980s 1986 Iran-Contra scandal begins to unravel 1989 Dalai Lama wins Nobel Peace Prize   21st Century 2017 New York Times publishes bombshell investigation into allegations against Harvey Weinstein   American Revolution 1775 General Washington informs Congress of espionage   Art, Literature and Film History 1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer wins Nobel Prize for Literature 1990 “Henry & June” is first NC-17 film shown in theaters   Crime 1892 The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas   Exploration 1974 American circumnavigates the globe on foot   Inventions & Science 1919 Enzo Ferrari makes his debut as a race car driver 1930 Airship crashes in France   Native American History 1877 Chief Joseph surrenders   Sports 2001 Seattle Mariners set American League record for wins in a season   U.S. Presidents 1947 Harry Truman delivers first-ever presidential speech on TV

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY    October 06 1866 The Reno brothers carry out the first train robbery in U.S. history On October 6, 1866, the brothers John and Simeon Reno stage the first train robbery in American history, making off with $13,000 from an Ohio and Mississippi railroad train in Jackson County, Indiana... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT  Cold War 1973 The Yom Kippur War brings United States and USSR to brink of conflict   Crime 1981 The president of Egypt is assassinated   Sports 1926 Babe Ruth sets a World Series record   U.S. Presidents 1996 Bill Clinton debates Bob Dole   World War I 1908 Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 07 2001 U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins On October 7, 2001, a U.S.-led coalition begins attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan with an intense bombing campaign by American and British forces. Logistical support was provided by other nations including France, Germany, Australia and Canada and, later, troops were provided by the... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger elected California governor   American Revolution 1780 Battle of King’s Mountain   Art, Literature and Film History 1955 Poet Allen Ginsberg reads “Howl” for the first time 1960 CBS broadcasts the premiere episode of “Route 66″ 1975 A judge reverses John Lennon’s deportation order 1983 Never Say Never Again,” which brings back Sean Connery as 007, opens in U.S. theaters   Civil War 1864 Union and Confederate forces clash at Darbytown Road outside Richmond   Cold War 1949 East Germany created 1960 Kennedy and Nixon debate Cold War foreign policy   Crime 1985 Palestinian terrorists hijack an Italian cruise ship   Inventions & Science 1913 Moving assembly line debuts at Ford factory   Sports 1916 Georgia Tech shuts out Cumberland, 222-0, in most lopsided college football game 1985 Lynette Woodard becomes first female Harlem Globetrotters player   World War II 1943 Japanese execute nearly 100 American POWs on Wake Island

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 08 1871 Great Chicago Fire begins On October 8, 1871, flames spark in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, igniting a two-day blaze that kills between 200 and 300 people, destroys 17,450 buildings, leaves 100,000 homeless... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2001 The Office of Homeland Security is founded   Art, Literature and Film History 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis records “Great Balls Of Fire” in Memphis, Tennessee 1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in Literature   Crime 2009 Self-help guru’s sweat lodge ceremony turns deadly   Inventions & Science 2014 First person in U.S. diagnosed with Ebola dies   Latin American History 1967 Che Guevara captured by Bolivian army   Natural Disasters & Environment 1871 Massive Peshtigo fire burns in Wisconsin   Sports 1956 New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitches only World Series perfect game   Vietnam War 1970 Communists reject Nixon’s peace proposal   Women’s History 2004 Kenyan environmentalist and human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai wins Nobel Peace Prize   World War I 1918 U.S. soldier Alvin York displays heroics at Argonne

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 09 1967 Che Guevara is executed On October 9, 1967, socialist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara, age 39, is killed by the Bolivian army. The U.S.-military-backed Bolivian forces captured Guevara on October 8 while battling his band of guerrillas in Bolivia and executed him the following day... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Art, Literature and Film History 1946 “The Iceman Cometh,” by Eugene O’Neill, opens on Broadway   Colonial America 1635 Rhode Island founder banished from Massachusetts   Crime 1942 A Chicago bootlegger escapes from prison   European History 1974 Oskar Schindler—credited with saving 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust—dies 1975 Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize   Inventions & Science 1936 Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles 1988 Rotary engine inventor Felix Wankel dies 1992 Meteorite crashes into Chevy Malibu   Natural Disasters & Environment 1963 Landslide kills thousands in Italy

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY    October 10

1985 U.S. Navy fighter jets intercept Italian cruise ship hijackers The hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reaches a dramatic climax when U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom and force the jet to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily. American and Italian troops surrounded... read more

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19th Century 1845 U.S. Naval Academy opens 1877 Colonel George Custer’s funeral is held at West Point

 

Art, Literature and Film History 1935 “Porgy and Bess,” the first great American opera, premieres on Broadway 1987 Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again” tops the charts 2004 Superman Christopher Reeve dies at age 52

 

Crime 1991 A former postal worker commits mass murder

 

U.S. Government and Politics 1973 Vice President Agnew resigns

 

U.S. Presidents 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African diplomat

 

Vietnam War 1954 Viet Minh take control in the north

 

Women’s History 2014 Malala Yousafzai, 17, wins Nobel Peace Prize

 

World War II 1940 St. Paul’s Cathedral bombed

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 11 2002 Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize On October 11, 2002, former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1809 Meriwether Lewis dies along the Natchez Trace, Tennessee   African History 1899 Boer War begins in South Africa   American Revolution 1775 William Howe named commander in chief of British army 1776 Benedict Arnold fights valiantly at Valcour Island   Art, Literature and Film History 1971 John Lennon’s “Imagine” is released 1975 Bruce Springsteen scores his first pop hit with “Born to Run” 1975 “Saturday Night Live” debuts   Religion 1962 Pope John XXIII opens Vatican II   Space Exploration 1968 Apollo 7 launched   U.S. Presidents 1975 Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham marry   World War I 1915 Bulgaria enters World War I

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 12 1492 Columbus reaches the “New World” After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island on October 12, 1492, believing he has reached East Asia. His expedition went ashore the same day and claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2002 Terrorists kill 202 in Bali   Art, Literature and Film History 1940 Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck 1997 John Denver dies in an aircraft accident 2007 Al Gore wins Nobel Prize in the wake of “An Inconvenient Truth”   Civil War 1870 Robert E. Lee dies   Cold War 1960 Nikita Khrushchev allegedly brandishes his shoe at the United Nations 1986 Soviet‑U.S. arms control talks break down over President Reagan’s “Star Wars” initiative   Crime 1998 Matthew Shepard, victim of anti-gay hate crime, dies 2000 USS Cole attacked by terrorists   European History 1810 The origin of Oktoberfest   Natural Disasters & Environment 1918 Fire rages in Minnesota   Space Exploration 1964 USSR leads the space race   U.S. Presidents 1786 Thomas Jefferson composes romantic letter   Vietnam War 1972 Racial violence breaks out aboard U.S. Navy ships   World War I 1915 British nurse Edith Cavell executed   World War II 1945 Conscientious objector awarded Medal of Honor

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 13 1792 White House cornerstone laid The cornerstone is laid for a presidential residence in the newly designated capital city of Washington. In 1800, President John Adams became the first president to reside in the executive mansion, which soon became known as the “White House” because its white-gray Virginia freestone contrasted... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1812 Sir Isaac Brock saves Canada from U.S. invasion   21st Century 2021 William Shatner goes to space   American Revolution 1775 Continental Congress authorizes first naval force   Art, Literature and Film History 1975 Singer Charlie Rich protests John Denver’s big win at the CMA Awards   Crime 1999 Grand jury dismissed in JonBenét Ramsey murder case   European History 1977 Palestinians hijack German airliner   Latin American History 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes 2010 Chilean miners are rescued after 69 days underground   Sports 1967 American Basketball Association debuts   World War II 1943 Italy declares war on Germany

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 14 1947 Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager, born in Myra, West Virginia, in 1923, was a combat fighter during World War II and flew 64 missions over Europe. He shot down 13 German planes and was himself shot down over France... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Art, Literature and Film History 1892 “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” published 1957 “Wake Up Little Susie” becomes the Everly Brothers’ first #1 hit 1994 “Pulp Fiction” opens in theaters   Black History 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize   Cold War 1962 Soviet missiles photographed in Cuba 1964 Nikita Khrushchev ousted as premier of Soviet Union   Crime 1975 Trial begins in Amityville murders   European History 1066 The Battle of Hastings   Gay Rights 1977 Anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant is hit in the face with a pie   U.S. Presidents 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower is born 1912 Theodore Roosevelt shot in Milwaukee   Vietnam War 1968 Military announces it will send U.S. servicemen to Vietnam for second tours   World War I 1918 Adolf Hitler wounded in British gas attack   World War II 1944 German General Erwin Rommel—aka “The Desert Fox”—dies by suicide

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 15 1917 Dancer and spy Mata Hari is executed Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside of Paris. She first came to Paris in 1905 and found fame as a performer of exotic Asian-inspired dances. She soon began touring all over Europe, telling the story of how she... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1990s 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize   Art, Literature and Film History 1973 Dolly Parton releases hit single “Jolene”   Civil War 1863 H.L. Hunley sinks during demonstration   Crime 1948 A murderous husband is executed   Inventions & Science 2004 “Funeral coaches” exempted from car-seat law   Native American History 1880 Chiricahua Apache leader Victorio is killed south of El Paso, Texas   Sports 1989 Wayne Gretzky breaks NHL points record   U.S. Government and Politics 1991 Clarence Thomas confirmed to the Supreme Court   U.S. Presidents 1948 Gerald Ford marries Elizabeth Bloomer   Vietnam War 1965 Antiwar demonstrations staged in 40 U.S. cities   World War II 1945 Vichy leader executed for treason 1946 High-ranking Nazi leader Hermann Göring dies

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 16

1934 The Long March On October 16, 1934, the embattled Chinese Communists break through Nationalist enemy lines and begin an epic flight from their encircled headquarters in southwest China... read more

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1980s 1987 Baby Jessica rescued from a well as the world watches

 

Art, Literature and Film History 1854 Celebrated writer Oscar Wilde is born 1923 Walt Disney Company is founded

 

Asian History 1964 China joins A-bomb club

 

Black History 1995 Million Man March

 

Crime 1991 23 diners massacred at Texas restaurant

 

European History 1793 Marie Antoinette is beheaded

 

Inventions & Science 1958 Chevrolet introduces the El Camino

 

Slavery 1859 John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry

 

Sports 1968 Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists at the 1968 Olympics 1996 Stampede kills 84 at World Cup match

 

U.S. Presidents 1854 Abraham Lincoln speaks out against slavery

 

Vietnam War 1973 Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho awarded Nobel Peace Prize

 

World War II 1946 Nazi war criminals executed 1946 Alfred Rosenberg is executed

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 17 1931 Al Capone convicted of tax evasion On October 17, 1931, gangster Al Capone is convicted of tax evasion, signaling the downfall of one of the most notorious criminals of the 1920s and 1930s. He was later sentenced to 11 years in federal prison and fined $50,000... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1835 The first resolution formally creating the Texas Rangers is approved   American Revolution 1777 Americans win more than a battle at Saratoga   Middle Eastern History 1973 OPEC enacts oil embargo   Natural Disasters & Environment 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake strikes near San Francisco   Sports 1989 Oakland-San Francisco World Series game postponed because of earthquake   U.S. Presidents 1974 President Ford explains his pardon of Nixon to Congress   World War I 1912 Serbia and Greece declare war on Ottoman Empire in First Balkan War

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 18 1867 U.S. takes possession of Alaska On October 18, 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1980s 1986 U.S. aid to Contras signed into law   Art, Literature and Film History 1974 Soul singer Al Green is attacked in his own bathtub 1988 “Roseanne” debuts   Asian History 1860 Peking’s Summer Palace destroyed   Crime 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrested for drug possession   Inventions & Science 1931 Thomas Edison dies 1933 R. Buckminster Fuller tries to patent his Dymaxion Car   Sports 1977 Reggie Jackson—aka “Mr. October”—hits three homers in three swings   U.S. Government and Politics 1972 Clean Water Act becomes law   U.S. States 1898 U.S. takes control of Puerto Rico   World War I 1916 British soldier Harry Farr executed for cowardice

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 20 1947 Congress investigates Communists in Hollywood On October 20, 1947, the notorious Red Scare kicks into high gear in Washington, as a Congressional committee begins investigating Communist influence in one of the world’s richest and most glamorous communities: Hollywood... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1803 U.S. Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase   African History 2011 Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi is killed   American Revolution 1774 Congress creates the Continental Association   Art, Literature and Film History 1854 French poet Arthur Rimbaud is born 1962 “Monster Mash” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 1973 Sydney Opera House opens 1977 Three members of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a Mississippi plane crash 1994 Actor Burt Lancaster dies   Asian History 1935 Mao’s Long March concludes   Sports 1968 Dick Fosbury flops to an Olympic high jump record   U.S. Government and Politics 1973 Watergate special prosecutor dismissed in so-called "Saturday Night Massacre"   U.S. Presidents 1962 President Kennedy secretly plans blockade of Cuba   World War II 1944 General MacArthur returns to the Philippines

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 22 1962 JFK’s address on Cuban Missile Crisis shocks the nation In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F. Kennedy announces on October 22, 1962 that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Art, Literature and Film History 1964 Jean-Paul Sartre wins and declines Nobel Prize in Literature   Crime 1934 FBI agents kill fugitive “Pretty Boy” Floyd   European History 1797 First parachute jump is made over Paris   Inventions & Science 1965 President Lyndon Johnson signs the Highway Beautification Act   Sports 2012 Cyclist Lance Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France titles   Vietnam War 1957 American forces suffer first casualties in Vietnam 1965 173rd Airborne trooper dives onto live grenade, saving comrades 1972 South Vietnamese President Thieu turns down peace proposal

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 23 2002 Hostage crisis in Moscow theater On October 23, 2002, about 50 Chechen rebels storm a Moscow theater, taking up to 800 people hostage during a sold-out performance of a popular musical... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1980s 1989 Gas leak kills 23 at plastics factory   Ancient Rome 42 B.C. Brutus dies by suicide   Art, Literature and Film History 1958 Boris Pasternak wins Nobel Prize for “Dr. Zhivago,” later forced to refuse the honor   Crime 1998 Doctor is killed by anti-abortion radical   Middle Eastern History 1983 Beirut barracks blown up   Sports 1993 Toronto Blue Jay Joe Carter wins World Series with ninth-inning home run   Women’s History 1850 The first National Women’s Rights Convention begins

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 24 1901 First barrel ride down Niagara Falls On October 24, 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to successfully take the plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel. After her husband died in the Civil War, the New York-born Taylor moved all over the U. S. before settling in Bay City, Michigan, around... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1861 Western Union completes the first transcontinental telegraph line   21st Century 2003 The Concorde makes its final commercial flight   Art, Literature and Film History 1962 James Brown records breakthrough “Live at the Apollo” album 1969 Richard Burton buys Elizabeth Taylor a diamond   Crime 1997 Marv Albert faces sentencing in sexual assault case   European History 1648 Thirty Years’ War ends   Landmarks 1931 George Washington Bridge is dedicated   U.S. Presidents 1951 President Truman declares war with Germany is officially over   Vietnam War 1973 President Nixon vetoes War Powers Resolution   World War I 1916 French troops celebrate recapture of Fort Douaumont at Verdun 1917 Battle of Caporetto 1921 Unknown Soldier is selected   World War II 1945 The United Nations is born

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 25 1929 Cabinet member found guilty in Teapot Dome scandal October 25, 1929: During the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B. Fall, who served as secretary of the interior in President Warren G. Harding’s cabinet, is found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office. Fall was the first individual to be convicted of a crime committed while a presidential cabinet member... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1853 Native Americans attack transcontinental railroad survey crew in Utah 1881 Pablo Picasso born   Art, Literature and Film History 1957 Atomic Age sci-fi thriller “The Amazing Colossal Man” premieres in New York 1980 Australian rock gods AC/DC earn their first Top 40 hit with “You Shook Me All Night Long”   Asian History 1971 The U.N. seats the People’s Republic of China and expels Taiwan   Cold War 1983 United States invades Grenada   Crime 1994 Susan Smith reports a false carjacking to cover her murder   European History 1415 Battle of Agincourt 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade 1920 Greece’s King Alexander dies after being bitten by a monkey   Sports 1964 Minnesota Vikings’ Jim Marshall runs wrong way with recovered fumble   U.S. Presidents 1764 John Adams marries Abigail Smith   Vietnam War 1954 President Eisenhower pledges support to South Vietnam   World War II 1944 First kamikaze attack of the war begins