On October 16.1944 ; Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpecker's first steady foil, debuts in the The Beach Nut, a Walter Lantz's cartoon. source
On October 16.1944 ; Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpecker's first steady foil, debuts in the The Beach Nut, a Walter Lantz's cartoon.
On October 16.1964 ; China detonates its first nuclear weapon. source
On October 16.1964 ; China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
On October 17.1860 ; First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open). source
On October 17.1860 ; First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
On October 17.1917 ; First British bombing of Germany in World War I. source
On October 17.1917 ; First British bombing of Germany in World War I.
On October 17.1956 ; The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England. source
On October 17.1956 ; The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield,in Cumbria, England.
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 18.1963 ; Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat becomes the first cat launched into space. source
On October 18.1963 ; Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat becomes the first cat launched into space.
On October 21.1944 ; World War II: The first kamikaze attack. A Japanese fighter plane carrying a 200-kilogram (440 lb) bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began. source
On October 21.1944 ; World War II: The first kamikaze attack. A Japanese fighter plane carrying a 200-kilogram (440 lb) bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
On October 22.1875 ; First telegraphic connection in Argentina. source
On October 22.1875 ; First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
On October 23.1642 ; Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War. source
On October 23.1642 ; Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War.
On October 23.1867 ; Seventy-two Senators are summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate. source
On October 23.1867 ; Seventy-two Senators are summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate.
On October 23.1946 ; The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City. source
On October 23.1946 ; The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
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 24.1917 ; Bolshevik Red Guards began takeover of buildings in Russia, among the first events associated with the October Revolution. source
On October 24.1917 ; Bolshevik Red Guards began takeover of buildings in Russia, among the first events associated with the October Revolution.
On October 24.1930 ; A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Vargas is then installed as "provisional president". source
On October 24.1930 ; A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Vargas is then installed as "provisional president".
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 24.2007 ; Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. source
On October 24.2007 ; Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
On October 25.1822 ; Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins. source
On October 25.1822 ; Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins.
On October 25.1940 : Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army. source
On October 25.1940 : Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.
On October 26.1774 ; The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. source
On October 26.1774 ; The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
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 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 28.2007 ; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first woman elected President of Argentina. source
On October 28.2007 ; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first woman elected President of Argentina.
On October 31.1923 ; The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia. source
On October 31.1923 ; The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
On October 31.1943 ; World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft. source
On October 31.1943 ; World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
On November 1.1848 ; In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens. source
On November 1.1848 ; In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens.
On November 1.1896 ; A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time. source
On November 1.1896 ; A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
On November 1.1982 ; Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there. source
On November 1.1982 ; Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
On November 2.1917 ; The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting. source
On November 2.1917 ; The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
On November 2.1940 ; World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians. source
On November 2.1940 ; World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.