The P-51 Mustang makes its first flight.
25 October 1983
The USA invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop are executed in a coup d’état.
24 October 1960
A R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the USSR’s Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility. 100 people are killed.
23 October 1998
The Swatch Internet Time, which is a measure of 1000 “beats” per day was launched by the Swatch Group.
20 October 1973
The US President, Richard Nixon, fires the US Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuses to fire Watergate special…
19 October 1935
The League of Nations takes economic action against fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
18 October 1968
Tommie Smith and John Carlos are suspended by the USA Olympic Committee for giving the “Black Power” salute at the victory ceremony at the Mexico…
17 October 1814
Beer vats burst and cause a local flood in London, destroying several houses and killing eight people.