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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 2nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 2, 1187, one of history’s most significant sieges ended: The Siege of Jerusalem in which Saladin captured Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. On October 2, 1789, President George Washington sent to the States for ratification a list of Amendments to the Constitution, a list we now refer to as “The Bill of Rights.” On October 2, 1864, US…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 1st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 1, 331 B.C., one of history’s most significant battles occurred: The Battle of Gaugamela in which Alexander the Great dealt a decisive defeat to the then largest empire the world had ever seen (at 3.08 million square miles the Persian Empire even surpassed the Roman Empire’s 2.51 million square miles!). On October 1, 1942, the United States was a bit…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 30th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 30, 1888, unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper killed his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. On September 30, 1915, the aviation world achieved a milestone of sorts when the first incident of a combat airplane being shot down by ground fire took place over Serbia. On September 30, 1927, the greatest slugger of all time in…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 29th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 29, 522 B.C., following two years of bizarre and bloody political intrigue, King Darius I the Great of Persia killed a Magian (think of the magi or wise men of the Bible) usurper, thereby securing Darius’s hold as great king of the Persian Empire. On September 29, 1714, Cossacks from the Russian Empire slaughtered 800 Finns on the island of…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 28th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 28, 551 BC, Chinese philosopher Confucius was born, a life started that would have a major influence on billions of people for centuries to come. On September 28, 48 BC, Pompey the Great was assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. On September 28, 235 A.D., Pope Pontian became the first pope to resign…