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…
11 October 1954
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…
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…