On October 25.1983 ; Operation Urgent Fury: The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état. source
On October 25.1983 ; Operation Urgent Fury: The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état.
On October 25.1995 ; A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students. source
On October 25.1995 ; A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
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 26.1881 ; The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona. source
On October 26.1881 ; The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona.
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 26.2002 ; Moscow theater hostage crisis: Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before source
On October 26.2002 ; Moscow theater hostage crisis: Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before
On October 26.2015 ; A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan, killing 398 people and leaving 2,536 people injured. source
On October 26.2015 ; A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan, killing 398 people and leaving 2,536 people injured.
On October 27.1810 ; United States annexes the former Spanish colony of West Florida. source
On October 27.1810 ; United States annexes the former Spanish colony of West Florida.
On October 27.1922 ; A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union. source
On October 27.1922 ; A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.
On October 27.1930 ; Ratifications exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty, signed in April modifying the 1925 Washington Naval Treaty and the arms limitation treaty's modified provisions, go into effect immediately, further limiting the exp source
On October 27.1930 ; Ratifications exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty, signed in April modifying the 1925 Washington Naval Treaty and the arms limitation treaty's modified provisions, go into effect immediately, further limiting the exp
On October 27.1958 ; Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed in a bloodless coup d'état by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier. source
On October 27.1958 ; Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed in a bloodless coup d'état by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier.
On October 27.1962 ; A plane carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances. source
On October 27.1962 ; A plane carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.
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 28.1922 ; Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government. source
On October 28.1922 ; Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
On October 28.1949 ;An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores killing all people on board, including the French former middleweight world champion boxer Marcel Cerdan and French violinist Ginette Neveu source
On October 28.1949 ;An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores killing all people on board, including the French former middleweight world champion boxer Marcel Cerdan and French violinist Ginette Neveu
On October 29.1792 ; Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who sighted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River. source
On October 29.1792 ; Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who sighted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.
On October 29.1863 ; Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross. source
On October 29.1863 ; Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
On October 29.1888 ; The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. source
On October 29.1888 ; The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
On October 29.1901 ; In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine. source
On October 29.1901 ; In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
On October 29.1944 ; The city of Breda in the Netherlands is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division. source
On October 29.1944 ; The city of Breda in the Netherlands is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
On October 29.1967 ; Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors. source
On October 29.1967 ; Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.
On October 30.1806 ; Believing he is facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by General Lassalle. source
On October 30.1806 ; Believing he is facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by General Lassalle.
On October 31.1822 ; Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire. source
On October 31.1822 ; Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
On October 31.1917 ; World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history". source
On October 31.1917 ; World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
On October 31.1941 ; After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed. source
On October 31.1941 ; After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
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 1.1901 ; Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia. source
On November 1.1901 ; Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
On November 2.1899 ; The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. source
On November 2.1899 ; The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
On November 2.1984 ; Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962. source
On November 2.1984 ; Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962.
On November 3.1793 ; French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined. source
On November 3.1793 ; French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.
