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History of 25 October
History of 25 October
1936 - The Anti-Comintern Pact, an agreement between Japan and Germany, was signed.
1947 - Movie studio executives meeting in New York...
History of 24 October
History of 24 October
1901 - Daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was...
History of 23 October
History of 23 October
1910 - Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight in the United States.
1915 -...
History of 22 October
History of 22 October
1907 - The Panic of 1907 began when depositors began withdrawing money from many New York banks.
1939 - The first televised...
History of 21 October
History of 21 October
1917 - The first U.S. soldiers entered combat during World War I near Nancy, France.
1918 - Margaret Owen set a typing speed record...
History of 20 October
History of 20 October
1903 - A joint commission ruled in favor of the U.S. concerning a dispute over the boundary between Canada and the District of...
History of 19 October
History of 19 October
1914 - in the U.S., government-owned vehicles were first used to pick up mail in Washington, DC.
1915 - The U.S. recognized General Venustiano...
History of 18 October
History of 18 October
1929 - The Judicial Committee of England’s Privy Council ruled that women were to be considered as persons in Canada.
1943 -...
History of 17 October
History of 17 October
1931 - Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released...
History of 16 October
History of 16 October
1916 - Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in New York City, NY.
1923 - Walt Disney contracted with M.J. Winkler...
History of 15 October
History of 15 October
1914 - The Clayton Antitrust Act was passed by the U.S. Congress.
1931 - "Cat and the Fiddle" opened in New York for the...
History of 13 October
History of 13 October
1924 - The play "The Guardsman" opened in New York City, NY.
1943 - During World War II, Italy signed an armistice with...