The Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam during the first Indochina War. The Vietnam Doc Viet Minh was a Communist front organization founded by…
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10 October 1964
The 1964 Summer Olympics open in Tokyo, Japan. The 1964 Olympics were the first held in Japan and in Asia.Hosting the 1964 Olympic Games was…
7 October 1916
Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0 in what was the most lopsided college football game ever. On October 7, 1916, The 1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia…
6 October 1987
Fiji becomes a republic. In October 06, 1987. Fiji finally became a republic. It is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean….
5 October 1945
A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators takes a turn as riots break out at the gates of Warner Brothers’ studios. On October 5, 1945,…
4 October 1927
Gutzon Borglum start work sculpting Mount Rushmore. Between October 4, 1927, and October 31, 1941, Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers sculpted the colossal 60 foot…
3 October 1932
Iraq gains its independence from the United Kingdom. The kingdom of Iraq was granted full independence in on October 03, 1932, following the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty…