Florence Nightingale is sent to the Crimean War with 38 other nurses. In the 21st of October 1954, Florence Nightingale brought a team of 38…
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20 October 1803
The United States Senate agrees to purchase Louisiana. With the Louisiana Purchase in October 20,1803, the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory…
19 October 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow. The story of Napoleon’s advance to and retreat from Moscow, is one of the most pathetic in human history. Full…
18 October 1016
The Saxons are defeated by the Danes in the Battle of Assandun. The Battle of Assandun was fought on 18 October 1016. There is dispute…
17 October 1662
Dunkirk to France buys Dunkirk off Charles II of England for 40,000 pounds. On 27 October 1662, the French king, Louis XIV, happily agreed to…
16 October 1793
The widow of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, is guillotined during the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France prior to the French…
15 October 1989
Wayne Gretzky becomes the highest leading points scorer in the NHL of all time. On October 15, 1989, 28-year-old Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky breaks…
14 October 1984
“Baby Fae” receives a heart transplant from a baboon. Stephanie Fae Beauclair better known as Baby Fae, was an American infant born in 1984 with…
13 October 1773
The Whirlpool Galaxy is first discovered by Charles Messier. The Whirlpool Galaxy is a familiar one to stargazers and among the many close galaxy neighbors…
12 October 2002
The Bali Bombings bombs are detonated in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali. Two bombs ripped through the Kuta area of the Indonesian tourist island…