Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross. The International Red Cross refers to the International Red Cross and Red…
28 October 1420
Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed. The Forbidden City is located in the heart of…
27 October 312
Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Constantine the Great’s Vision of the Cross is a famous episode…
26 October 1881
Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday participate in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a 30-second…
25 October 1983
The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a…
24 October 1901
Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel Annie Edson Taylor, a 63-year-old schoolteacher from Michigan, became the…
23 October 1157
The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the Danish Civil War. The Danish Civil War, also known as the Count’s Feud (“Grevens Fejde”), took place between…
22 October 1983
Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons. On October…
21 October 1959
In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of the most iconic art…
20 October 1910
British ocean liner RMS Olympic is launched. The RMS Olympic was a British ocean liner and the lead ship of the Olympic-class trio, which also…