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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 7th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, October 7th was skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain in 1582. On October 7, 1763, the Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland, forbidding American settlers from moving into Native American lands West of the Appalachian Mountains, part of the settlement of the French and…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 6th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 6, 1927, The Jazz Singer opened in theaters and began a new era in movie going  by becoming the first major motion picture to feature synchronized music, singing and speech, ending the “Silent Movie” era. On October 6, 1945, Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat were ejected from Chicago’s Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series thereby (allegedly) cursing…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 5th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 5, 1607 (the same year Jamestown, Virginia was founded), Pope Paul V (yes, the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church seen in the sculptural bust above) sent assassins to kill Paolo Sarpi, a Venetian lawyer, historian, and statesman. On October 5, 1789, the women of Paris marched to Versailles to confront King Louis XVI about his refusal to abolish feudalism,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 4th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 4, 610 A.D., Heraclius arrived by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrew Byzantine Emperor Phocas in one of the most badass coups in history, and became Emperor. On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched its first satellite to achieve orbit around the Earth, Sputnik 1, marking the beginning of the space age. On October 4, 1993, Russian Army tanks bombarded the Russian…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 3, 1283, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, became the first nobleman executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered. On October 3, 1683, Shi Lang, a naval commander representing the Qing Dynasty of China took the surrender of Tywan on the island of Taiwan. On October 3, 1919, Adolfo Luque, born in Cuba in 1890, became the first Latin American major…