October 29, 2019
Don Giovanni an opera, by Mozart opens in Prague.
October 24, 2019
The Thirty Year's war ends in the Holy Roman Empire after the Treaty of Westphalia
October 23, 2019
The first transcontinental air service begins between New York and Los Angeles
October 22, 2019
The International Meridian Conference is held in Washington D.C, agreeing to use the Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT ) creating 24 international time zones.
October 21, 2019
Thomas Edison demonstrates his first electric lamp after testing and fixing it for 14 months.
October 18, 2019
US gains possession of Alaska from Russia after paying 7.2 million dollars.
October 17, 2019
General Ulysses S Grant was named the Head Union Commander of the West.
October 9, 2019
On this day, in 1949 Harvard started accepting women into their University
October 8, 2019
The Great Chicago Fire starts killing an estimated of 200-30o people in the blaze. Causing 3 billion dollar damages.
October 4, 2019
Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 , the first artificial Earth Satellite.
October 2, 2019
Orville Wright breaks previous altitude record of 508 feet by Hubert Latham by flying at 1,600 feet.
October 1, 2019
On this day in 1890 U.S congress passed the McKinley Tariff Act. This act raised tariffs on foreign products by almost 50%.
