On October 18.1954 ; Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio. source
On October 18.1954 ; Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio.
On October 20.1904 ; Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries. source
On October 20.1904 ; Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
On October 20.1968 ; Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. source
On October 20.1968 ; Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
On October 21.1816 ; The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings, the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia. source
On October 21.1816 ; The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings, the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia.
On October 21.1867 ; The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma. source
On October 21.1867 ; The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.
On October 21.1910 ; HMS Niobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy. source
On October 21.1910 ; HMS Niobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
On October 21.1959 ; In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens to the public. source
On October 21.1959 ; In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens to the public.
On October 22.1730 ; Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed. source
On October 22.1730 ; Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed.
On October 22.1927 ; Nikola Tesla introduces six new inventions including single-phase electric power. source
On October 22.1927 ; Nikola Tesla introduces six new inventions including single-phase electric power.
On October 22.1964 ; Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor. source
On October 22.1964 ; Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but turns down the honor.
On October 23.1939 ; The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight. source
On October 23.1939 ; The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight.
On October 24.1851 ; William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel, and Ariel, orbiting Uranus. source
On October 24.1851 ; William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel, and Ariel, orbiting Uranus.
On October 24.1861 ; The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express. source
On October 24.1861 ; The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.
On October 24.1946 ; A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space. source
On October 24.1946 ; A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
On October 24.1998 ; Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission. source
On October 24.1998 ; Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission.
On October 25.1861 ; The Toronto Stock Exchange is created. source
On October 25.1861 ; The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
On October 26.1811 ; The Argentine government declare the freedom of expression for the press by decree. source
On October 26.1811 ; The Argentine government declare the freedom of expression for the press by decree.
On October 26.1825 ; The Erie Canal opens: Passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie. source
On October 26.1825 ; The Erie Canal opens: Passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie.
On October 26.1921 ; The Chicago Theatre opens. source
On October 26.1921 ; The Chicago Theatre opens.
On October 26.1940 ; The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight. source
On October 26.1940 ; The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.
On October 26.1958 ; Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France. source
On October 26.1958 ; Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France.
On October 27.1904 ; The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in world. source
On October 27.1904 ; The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in world.
On October 27.1936 ; Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce decree nisi, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne. source
On October 27.1936 ; Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce decree nisi, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
On October 28.1538 ; The first university in the New World (in present-day Dominican Republic), the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established. source
On October 28.1538 ; The first university in the New World (in present-day Dominican Republic), the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.
On October 28.1636 ; A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University. source
On October 28.1636 ; A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University.
On October 28.1835 ; The United Tribes of New Zealand is established with the signature of the Declaration of Independence. source
On October 28.1835 ; The United Tribes of New Zealand is established with the signature of the Declaration of Independence.
On October 28.1942 ; The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska. source
On October 28.1942 ; The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska.
On October 28.1948 ; Swiss chemist Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. source
On October 28.1948 ; Swiss chemist Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
On October 29.1921 ; The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed. source
On October 29.1921 ; The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed.