Historical Events in October, Month of October Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 27, 1964 | Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing". |
| October 25, 1900 | The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal. |
| October 18, 1540 | Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa. |
| October 6, 1908 | The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| October 22, 1777 | American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank. |
| October 7, 1913 | Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving vehicle assembly line. |
| October 19, 2012 | A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon. |
| October 12, 1997 | The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock. |
| October 16, 912 | Abd ar-Rahman III becomes the eighth Emir of Córdoba. |
| October 6, 1942 | World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal. |
| October 18, 1775 | African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery. |
| October 1, 1898 | The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie. |
| October 1, 1936 | Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. |
| October 6, 1944 | World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass. |
| October 28, 1918 | World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the First Czechoslovak Republic. |
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