Fox News Channel start broadcasting. The channel was created by Australian-born American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who hired Roger Ailes as its founding CEO. The…
6 October 1903
The High Court of Australia sits for the first time. In 1903 Canberra as the national capital did not exist. The legislative and administrative capital…
5 October 1938
In Nazi Germany, Jews’ passports are invalidated. On October 5, 1938, the Reich Ministry of the Interior invalidates all German passports held by Jews. Jews…
4 October 1302
The Byzantine–Venetian War comes to an end. In 1296 the local Genoese residents of Constantinople destroyed the Venetian quarter and killed many Venetian civilians. Despite…
3 October 1932
Iraq gains it independence from the United Kingdom. With the signing of the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty and the settling of the Mosul Question, Iraqi politics took…
2 October 1967
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court. On this day in 2 October 1967, Chief Justice…
1 October 1553
The Coronation of Queen Mary I of England takes place. This day in history, 1st October 1553, was a very important day in history because…
30 September 1399
Henry IV is proclaimed king of England. Henry was the eldest surviving son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, by his first wife, Blanche….
29 September 1911
Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire. On this day in 1911, Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire. That was the beginning of the…
28 September 1919
Race riots start in Omaha, Nebraska. Race riots rocked Omaha, Neb., on Sept. 28–29, 1919. The result of the riots was the lynching of Will…