It is the 280th day of the year, with 85 days remaining until the end of the year.
1763 - British Royal Proclamation by George II, closes aboriginal lands in North America, north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
1780 - American Patriot militia defeat Loyalist irregulars led by British colonel Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina, during the Battle of Kings Mountain.
1864 - The Battle of Darbytown Road, the Confederate forces' attempt to regain ground that had been lost around Richmond is thwarted.
1916 - Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
1944 - An uprising at Birkenau concentration camp, where Jewish prisoners burn down the crematoria.
1959 - USSR probe Luna 3, transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the moon.
1982 - Cats, opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
2001 - The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
6th of October
It is the 297th day of the year, with 86 days remaining.
69 BC - Battle of Tigranocerta, forces of the Roman Republic defeat the army of the Kingdom of Armenia led by King Tigranes the Great.
1683 AD - William Penn brings 13 German immigrant families to the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first major immigration of German people to America.
1884 - The Naval War College of the United States Navy is founded in Newport, Rhode Island.
1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
1927 - The opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.
1945 - Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat, are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the World Series.
1979 - Pope John Paul II, becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
2007 - Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe, traveling over 46,505 miles (74,842 km).
69 BC - Battle of Tigranocerta, forces of the Roman Republic defeat the army of the Kingdom of Armenia led by King Tigranes the Great.
1683 AD - William Penn brings 13 German immigrant families to the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first major immigration of German people to America.
1884 - The Naval War College of the United States Navy is founded in Newport, Rhode Island.
1889 - Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
1927 - The opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.
1945 - Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat, are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the World Series.
1979 - Pope John Paul II, becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
2007 - Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe, traveling over 46,505 miles (74,842 km).
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
5th of October
It is the 278th day of the year, with only 87 days remaining until the new year.
1857 - The City of Anaheim is founded.
1877 - Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
1905 - Wilbur Wright flew 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood for nearly 3 years.
1914 - It is the first aerial combat resulting in a kill during the First World War.
1921 - The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.
1944 - Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.
1948 - A violent earthquake in Ashgabat, kills 110,000 people.
1970 - The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
2001 - Robert Stevens becomes the first victim in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
1857 - The City of Anaheim is founded.
1877 - Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
1905 - Wilbur Wright flew 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood for nearly 3 years.
1914 - It is the first aerial combat resulting in a kill during the First World War.
1921 - The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.
1944 - Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.
1948 - A violent earthquake in Ashgabat, kills 110,000 people.
1970 - The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
2001 - Robert Stevens becomes the first victim in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
4th of October
It is the 277th day of the year with only 88 days remaining.
1535 - The first complete English-language Bible is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale.
1582 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar.
1777 - During the Battle of Germantown, troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe.
1876 - Texas A&M University opens as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, becoming the first public institution of higher education in the state.
1883 - The first official run of the Orient Express, it would continue until 2009.
1895 - The first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship, administered by the United States Golf Association is played at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island.
1927 - Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting the great feat of Mount Rushmore.
1943 - The U.S. Armed Forces capture the Solomon Islands.
1957 - The launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
1966 - Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
1983 - Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019 km/h), driving a Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
1997 - The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo, and Company. An FBI investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the $17.3 million in cash which had been taken.
1535 - The first complete English-language Bible is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale.
1582 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar.
1777 - During the Battle of Germantown, troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe.
1876 - Texas A&M University opens as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, becoming the first public institution of higher education in the state.
1883 - The first official run of the Orient Express, it would continue until 2009.
1895 - The first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship, administered by the United States Golf Association is played at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island.
1927 - Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting the great feat of Mount Rushmore.
1943 - The U.S. Armed Forces capture the Solomon Islands.
1957 - The launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
1966 - Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
1983 - Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019 km/h), driving a Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
1997 - The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo, and Company. An FBI investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the $17.3 million in cash which had been taken.
Monday, October 3, 2011
3rd of October
It is the 276th day of the year, with 89 days remaining until the new year.
52 BC - Vercingetoriz, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege of the Battle of Alesia.
42 BC - Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a decisive battle with assassins Brutus and Cassius at the First Battle of Philippi.
1795 - General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government.
1849 - American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances. It is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
1863 - The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by President Abraham Lincoln.
1932 - The Middle Eastern country of Iraq, gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1942 - The first successful launch of a V-2.A-4 rocket from the Test Stand VII at Peenemunde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.
1951 - "The Shot Heard Round the World", one of the greatest moments in baseball history, occurs when the New York Yankees' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca. They win the National League pennant after being down 14 game.
1955 - The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC.
1964 - The first Buffalo Wings, are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.
1990 - It is celebrated as German Unity Day, because of the re-unification of the country of Germany.
1993 - In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organization in Somalia, 18 U.S. soldiers and about 1,000 Somalis are killed in heavy fighting, during the Battle of Mogadishu.
1995 - O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, sparking national debate.
2003 - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, is attacked by one of the show's tigers, canceling the show until 2009, when they rejoined the tiger that mauled him three years earlier.
52 BC - Vercingetoriz, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege of the Battle of Alesia.
42 BC - Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a decisive battle with assassins Brutus and Cassius at the First Battle of Philippi.
1795 - General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government.
1849 - American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances. It is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
1863 - The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by President Abraham Lincoln.
1932 - The Middle Eastern country of Iraq, gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1942 - The first successful launch of a V-2.A-4 rocket from the Test Stand VII at Peenemunde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.
1951 - "The Shot Heard Round the World", one of the greatest moments in baseball history, occurs when the New York Yankees' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca. They win the National League pennant after being down 14 game.
1955 - The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC.
1964 - The first Buffalo Wings, are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.
1990 - It is celebrated as German Unity Day, because of the re-unification of the country of Germany.
1993 - In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organization in Somalia, 18 U.S. soldiers and about 1,000 Somalis are killed in heavy fighting, during the Battle of Mogadishu.
1995 - O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, sparking national debate.
2003 - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, is attacked by one of the show's tigers, canceling the show until 2009, when they rejoined the tiger that mauled him three years earlier.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
2nd of October
Today is the 275th day of the year, and there are 90 days remaining until the end of the year.
1187 - Saladin captures the city of Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.
1780 - John Andre, a British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War is hanged as a spy.
1835 - Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
1864 - Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia but are defeated by Confederate troops.
1889 - In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great boom of the American Old West.
1919 - President Woodrow Wilson, suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.
1925 - John logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
1941 - Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow, codenamed Operation Typhoon.
1950 - Peanuts, by Charles M. Schultz is first published.
1958 - Guinea declares its independence from the country of France.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice in United States History.
2002 - The Beltway sniper attacks begin, they will extend over a period of three weeks.
2006 - Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts, in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania.
1187 - Saladin captures the city of Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.
1780 - John Andre, a British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War is hanged as a spy.
1835 - Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
1864 - Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia but are defeated by Confederate troops.
1889 - In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great boom of the American Old West.
1919 - President Woodrow Wilson, suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.
1925 - John logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
1941 - Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow, codenamed Operation Typhoon.
1950 - Peanuts, by Charles M. Schultz is first published.
1958 - Guinea declares its independence from the country of France.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice in United States History.
2002 - The Beltway sniper attacks begin, they will extend over a period of three weeks.
2006 - Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts, in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
1st of October
It is the 274th day of the year, with 91 days remaining until the end of the year. It is also the day of the tenth month of the year.
331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
1811 AD - The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1869 - Austria issues the world's first postcards.
1880 - John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.
1880 - The first electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.
1890 - The Yosemite National Park and the Yellowstone National Park are established by the U.S. Congress.
1891 - Stanford University opens its doors.
1903 - The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
1908 - Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of $825.00.
1918 - Arab forces under T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, capture Damascus.
1940 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
1946 - Nazi leading officials are sentenced at the Nuremberg Trials.
1947 - The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
1957 - It is the first appearance of "In God We Trust" on United States currency.
1960 - Nigeria gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1964 - The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.
1971 - Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
1975 - Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match called the Thrilla in Manila, Phillipines.world
1978 - Tuvalu gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1982 - At Disney World in Florida, the famed EPCOT Center, the "silver golfball," opens.
1982 - Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player, the model CDP-101.
331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
1811 AD - The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1869 - Austria issues the world's first postcards.
1880 - John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.
1880 - The first electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.
1890 - The Yosemite National Park and the Yellowstone National Park are established by the U.S. Congress.
1891 - Stanford University opens its doors.
1903 - The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
1908 - Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of $825.00.
1918 - Arab forces under T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, capture Damascus.
1940 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
1946 - Nazi leading officials are sentenced at the Nuremberg Trials.
1947 - The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
1957 - It is the first appearance of "In God We Trust" on United States currency.
1960 - Nigeria gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1964 - The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.
1971 - Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
1975 - Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match called the Thrilla in Manila, Phillipines.world
1978 - Tuvalu gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1982 - At Disney World in Florida, the famed EPCOT Center, the "silver golfball," opens.
1982 - Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player, the model CDP-101.
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