Battle of Leyte Gulf
On October 23, 1944, the Allies launched the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific.
On October 23, 1944, the Allies launched the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific.
On October 22, 1879, Thomas Edison staged his first successful test of an electric light bulb with a carbon filament.
On October 21, 1892, Chicago held the dedication ceremony for the World’s Columbian Exposition, which officially opened to the public the following May.
On October 20, 1964, America’s 31st president, Herbert Hoover died.
On October 19, 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the first embargo on Cuba.
On October 18, 1898, U.S. troops raised the American flag over Puerto Rico, marking the start of US possession of the island.
On October 17, 1777, British General Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga – one of the major American victories of the American Revolution.
On October 16, 1978, Karol Jozef Wojtyla was selected as Pope of the Catholic Church.
On October 15, 1860, 11-year-old Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Republican presidential nominee Abraham Lincoln. She suggested he grow a beard – which he did shortly after!