On October 22.1963 ; A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board. source
On October 22.1963 ; A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board.
On October 23.1917 ; Lenin calls for the October Revolution. source
On October 23.1917 ; Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
On October 23.2004 ; A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated. source
On October 23.2004 ; A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
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 24.1930 ; 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 24.2005 ; Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage. source
On October 24.2005 ; Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
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 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 26.1909 ; Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by An Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria. source
On October 26.1909 ; Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by An Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria.
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 27.1962 ; 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 27.1997 ; Stock Market mini-crash: Stock markets around the world crash because of fears of a global economic meltdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 554.26 points to 7,161.15. source
On October 27.1997 ; Stock Market mini-crash: Stock markets around the world crash because of fears of a global economic meltdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 554.26 points to 7,161.15.
On October 28.1707 ; The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyūshū, Japan source
On October 28.1707 ; The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyūshū, Japan
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 29.1953 ; BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco. Pianist William Kapell is among the 19 killed. source
On October 29.1953 ; BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco. Pianist William Kapell is among the 19 killed.
On October 29.2012 ; Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages. source
On October 29.2012 ; Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
On October 31.1903 ; The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team. source
On October 31.1903 ; The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
On October 31.1994 ; American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana, killing 68. source
On October 31.1994 ; American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana, killing 68.
On October 31.1999 ; EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board. source
On October 31.1999 ; EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
On November 1.1755 ; In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people. source
On November 1.1755 ; In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
On November 1.1870 ; In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast. source
On November 1.1870 ; In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
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 1.1918 ; Malbone Street Wreck: The worst rapid transit accident in US history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, with at least 102 deaths. source
On November 1.1918 ; Malbone Street Wreck: The worst rapid transit accident in US history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, with at least 102 deaths.
On November 2.1868 ; Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally. source
On November 2.1868 ; Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.
On November 2.1963 ; South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. source
On November 2.1963 ; South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup.
On November 3.1817; The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal. source
On November 3.1817; The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.
On November 3.1954 ; The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name. source
On November 3.1954 ; The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name.
On November 4.1852 ; Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy. source
On November 4.1852 ; Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
On November 4.1966 ; The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at its record all-time acq source
On November 4.1966 ; The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at its record all-time acq