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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

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

SEPTEMBER 30 – 1918 Pres. Wilson speaks in favor of Women’s Rights; 2004 Baghdad Bombing; 1841 Samuel Slocum patents stapler; 195 Curse of Little Bastard, James Dean car SEPTEMBER 30 1918 – Wilson speaks in favor of women’s rights. …During

SEPTEMBER 29 — 1955 Happy Birthday adventurer Ann Bancroft (tackled Artic and Antartic); 2005 NYT reporter Judith Miller released from jail; 1818 Happy Amniversary Samuel Morse/Lucretia Walker; Sports: 1985 Warren Moon, Oilers sacked 12 times by Cowboys, 1954 Willie Mays

SEPTEMBER 28 — 1781 Battle of Yorktown begins; 1938 Charles Edgar Durya dies, engineered 1st American gas engine; 1992 Millie Bush becomes most famous dog in White House history SEPTEMBER 28 1781 – Battle of Yorktown begins. …General George Washington,