The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation. The Edison Electric Light Company was founded by Thomas Edison in 1878 to finance and promote his work…
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14 October 1586
Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), was a significant and controversial…
13 October 1307
Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. The Knights…
12 October 1901
President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the “Executive Mansion” to the White House. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of…
11 October 1865
Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion. The Morant Bay Rebellion was a pivotal event in Jamaican and…
10 October 1913
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway…
9 October 1701
The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook. The Collegiate School of Connecticut was the original name of Yale…
8 October 1829
Stephenson’s Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials. Stephenson’s Rocket was one of the most famous early steam locomotives, designed by George Stephenson and his son Robert…
7 October 1950
Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire)…
6 October 1849
The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence. The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was part of a series of…