October 11th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 11th History Highlights1887 – The first adding machine (the Comptometer) was patented, by Dorr Eugene Felt.1962 – Vatican Council II, the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church was convened by Pope John XXIII, in four sessions that concluded on December 8, 1965.1975 – Saturday Night Live
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October 10th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 10th History Highlights1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 killed 20,000 to 30,000 people in the Caribbean.1845 – The Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opened with 50 students in Annapolis, Maryland.1886 – Griswold Lorollaerd created the first Tuxedo.1973 – 1973 – Vice President of the
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October 9th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 9th History Highlights1868 – ZCMI, America’s first department store, opened in Salt Lake City, UT.1916 – The First PGA championship was won by British golfer Jim Barnes.If you were born on October 9th,You were likely conceived the week of… January 16th (same year)Fire Prevention DayFire Prevention Day is
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October 8th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 8th History Highlights1871 – Four fires in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan killed over 4000 people.1944 – Ozzie and Harriet debuted on the radio (and on television in 1952)1956 – The New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series.If you were born on
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October 6th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 6th History Highlights1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, in New York City.1973 – Yom Kippur War between Egypt/Syria and Isreal (October 6-25)1981 – Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo, Egypt.If you were born on October 6th,You were likely conceived the week of…
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October 2nd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsOctober 2nd History Highlights1789 – The United States Bill of Rights was sent to the 13 States for ratification.1967 – Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.1972 – (fiction) – Phileas Fogg places his wager of 20 thousand pounds that
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