October history 1 - Model T car on sale for first time (1908) 4 - East and West Germany united as Republic of Germany (1990) 6 - The Jazz Singer, first full-length "talkie" film opened (1927) 8 - The Great Fire of Chicago erupts (1871) 20 - U.S. and Britain set U.S.-Canadian border at 49th parallel (1818) 24 - Al Capone sentenced to 11 years in jail for income tax evasion (1931) 26 - Shoot-out at the O.K. Corrall between the Clanton and Earp families (1881) 27 - NYC subway begins operating, the first underground rail system in the world (1904) 31 - Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to Wittneberg's palace church |
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October Birthdays
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