Month: October 2025

OCTOBER 9 — 1985 Strawberry Fields in Central Park is dedicated to John Lennon; 1794 Pres. Washington calls to end Whiskey Rebellion; 1876 Bell calls Tom Watson two miles away OCTOBER 9 9 1985 Strawberry Fields in Central Park is

OCTOBER 8 — 1778 British money-shovers hang during Revolution for waging economic warfare; 1956 Don Larsen is perfect; 1998 Clinton impeachment begins; 1948 Happy Birthday Stephen Huneck (Vermont Dog Chapel) OCTOBER 8 1778 – British agent David Farnsworth and John

OCTOBER 7 — 1849 Edgar Allen Poe passes away; 1750 Happy birthday Abraham Woodhull, Revolution spy; 2016 Star Trek becomes biggest sci-fi TV franchise in history OCTOBER 7 1750 happy birthday Abraham Woodhull, the main spy in General Washington’s Culper

OCTOBER 6 — Love you Reese!; 1886 Reno Bros. 1st train robbery; 1996 Tim McGraw and Faith Hill tie the knot; history of the surfboard OCTOBER 6 1999 – HB Reese. He’s my son. Love you young man! 1886 –

OCTOBER 5 — 1829 Happy Birthday Chester A. Arthur; 2011 R.I.P. Steve Jobs; 1957 Soviets Launch Sputnik Pt. 2 OCTOBER 5 1829 – Happy Birthday #21, Chester A. Arthur. …The son of a Baptist preacher, Arthur was born in Fairfield,

OCTOBER 4 — 1822 Happy Birthday Rutherford B. Hays; 1957 Soviets Launch Sputnik Pt. 1 OCTOBER 4 1822 – Happy Birthday Rutherford Bays. …Born in Delaware, Ohio in 1822, Hayes attended Kenyon College and in 1842 graduated from Harvard Law.

OCTOBER 3 — 1862 2nd Battle of Corinth; 1995 O.J. Simpson acquitted; S1931 Griffith Park inL.A. burns down OCTOBER 3 1862 – Second battle of Corinth. …Union Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans V Conf. Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn’s Army of

SEPTEMBER 7 — 1813 America nicknamed Uncle Sam; 2012 World’s smallest street-legal car wins biggest prize inArizona; 2015 Jim Arrington becomes world’s oldest bodybuilder; 1776 World’s first submarine attack SEPTEMBER 7 1813 – America is nicknamed Uncle Sam. …The roots

OCTOBER 2 — 1914 Happy birthday rocket engineer and occultist Jack Parsons; 2014  Wheeler becomes the oldest man to ever climb Mt. Kilimanjaro;  1945 Elvis makes first appearance, 10 years old 1914 — Happy birthday rocket engineer and occultist Jack

OCTOBER 1 — 1924 Happy Birthday Jimmy Carter; 1949 – NYT headlines: Mao  Heads Peiping Regime; 2015 Tom Clancey dies; 1975 Thrilla in Manilla OCTOBER 1 1924 – Happy BD Jimmy Carter. …James Earl Carter Jr. was born October 1