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, 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 the Chicago Cubs for at least the next sixty years!
On October 6, 1976, the former dictator (Prime Minister) of Thailand, Thanom Kittikachorn, returned to Thailand after he had fled the country in 1973, which generated mass protests.
On October 6, 1977, the Soviet aircraft design bureau, Mikoyan-Guryevich, flew their MiG-29 supersonic fighter for the first time.
On October 6, 1994, The Open University of Catalonia headquartered in Barcelona, Spain was established as the first new and fully online university.
On October 6, 2007, Jason Lewis, otherwise an English author, completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth under his own muscular power!
On October 6, 2017, we awaited another weekend of NFL football while President Trump and the country waited with bated breath, waiting to see what kind of protest the NFL players would or would not participate in prior to or during the National Anthem.
On October 6, 2020, Black Box and The Lie were released on Amazon Prime Video.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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