The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is published. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is the first of five books in the…
11 October 2001
The Polaroid Corporation asks for federal bankruptcy protection. Polaroid Corp. filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware Friday, capping three days of speculation…
10 October 2010
The Netherlands Antilles gets dissolved as a country. The Netherlands Antilles was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was dissolved…
9 October 1804
Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded. Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. With a population of…
8 October 1982
The musical ‘Cats’ opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before it closes on September 10 2000. Randy Rum Tum Tugger will have…
7 October 1950
Mother Teresa sets up the Missionaries of Charity. Missionaries of Charity is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite religious congregation established in 1950 by Mother Teresa….
6 October 1903
The High Court of Australia sits for the first time. The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and…
5 October 1962
The first James Bond movie, Dr. No, is released. Dr. No is a 1962 British spy film, starring Sean Connery, with Ursula Andress and Joseph…
4 October 1927
Gutzon Borglum begins the sculpting work on Mount Rushmore. On this day in 1927, sculpting begins on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black…
3 October 1932
Iraq gets its independence from the United Kingdom. With the admission of Iraq into the League of Nations, Britain terminates its mandate over the Arab…