History Today - Oct. 26
In 1825, the Erie Canal opened. In 1984, the first cross species heart transplant on an infant was performed. In 1881, the Earp brothers fac...
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History Today - Oct. 25
In 1415, the English, led by Henry V, defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt. In 1854, the charge of the Light Brigade led to signif...
History Today - Oct. 24
In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive. In 1945, the United Nations was formal...
History Today - Oct. 23
In 42 B.C., Octavian and Marc Antony defeated Brutus in the Second Battle of Philippi, avenging the assassination of Julius Caesar 2.5 years...
History Today - Oct. 22
In 1910, American physician Hawley Harvey Crippen was found guilty in the murder of his wife Cora. In 1791, André-Jacques Garnerin became th...
History Today - Oct. 21
In 1966, a landslide of coal waste crashed into the Welsh village of Aberfan. In 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and direct...
History Today - Oct. 20
In 1977, the plane carrying the band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in Mississippi, killing six including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. In 2011, Liby...
History Today - Oct. 19
In 1864, twenty Confederate soldiers raided the village of St. Albans, Vermont, robbing three banks in the process. In 1781, surrendered his...
History Today - Oct. 18
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History Today - Oct. 17
In 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered 5000 British and Hessian troops in a turning point in the Revolutionary War. In 1974, Ger...
History Today - Oct. 16
In 1968, US track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists in the air in protest of mistreatment of African American peo...
History Today - Oct. 15
In 1917, Mata Hari was executed by firing squad after being convicted for espionage. In 1928, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-At...
History Today - Oct. 14
In 1066, the Battle of Hastings was fought between King Harold and the William the Duke of Normandy. In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began...
History Today - Oct. 13
In 1972, a plane carrying an Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. 14 managed to survive for two months. In 1917, tens of thousands wit...
History Today - Oct. 12
In 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew spotted land in the 'New World.' In 2000, the USS Cole was attacked while in port in Yemen by Al-...
History Today - Oct. 11
In 2005, the final floodwater from Hurricane Katrina was pumped out of New Orleans. In 1991, former Clarence Thomas staffer Anita Hill testi...
History Today - Oct. 10
In 1911, the Wuchang Uprising began leading to the end of 4000 years of dynastic rule in China. In 1780, 22,000 people died in Barbados, Mar...
History Today - Oct. 9
In 2005, 13-year old Malala Yousafzai and two other girls were shot by a Taliban gunman. In 1936, the Hoover Dam opened, providing hydroelec...
History Today - Oct. 8
In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire started in the O'Leary barn with their cow Daisy blamed for starting it. In 1945, Raytheon filed for a paten...
History Today - Oct. 7
In 2023, the Hamas-Israel War began when Hamas militants launched an early morning attack. In 1985, the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro wa...