What Happened On October 10

What Happened On Oct 10 Events

680 Oct 10 Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 of the Islamic calendar (October 9 or 10, 680) in Karbala, in present day Iraq. On one side were supporters and relatives o...
732 Oct 10 The Battle of Tours (Poitiers)
The Battle of Tours (October 10, 732), also called the Battle of Poitiers and in Arabic: معركة بلاط الشهداء‎ (ma‘arakat Balâṭ ash-Shuhadâ’) Battle of Court of The Martyrs, was fought in a...
1780 Oct 10
to 1780 Oct 16
 Great Hurricane of 1780
The Great Hurricane of 1780, also known as the Hurricane San Calixto II, is the deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. Over 27,500 people died when the storm passed through the Lesser An...
1845 Oct 10 Fifty Midshipmen And Seven Faculty Attend The First Term Of The United States Naval School
On October 10, 1845, fifty midshipmen and seven faculty attended the first term of The United States Naval School. Five years later, the school became the United States Naval Academy. Fro...
1850 Oct 10 Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Is Completed And Opened
On October 10, 1850, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal was completed and opened for business along its entire 184.5 mile length from Washington, DC to Cumberland, Maryland. Sections of the cana...
1863 Oct 10 Battle of Blue Springs
Description: Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, commander of the Department of the Ohio, undertook an expedition into East Tennessee to clear the roads and passes to Virginia, and, if possibl...
1888 Oct 10 Mud Run Disaster
The full length of the lead engine telescoped into the rear car and drove it two thirds of its length into the next car; which was in turn pushed into the third. No-one survived in the re...
1889 Oct 10 Kermit Roosevelt Is Born
Kermit was born at the Roosevelt residence Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, New York, the second child born to Theodore Roosevelt and his second wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Kermit's o...
1892 Oct 10 Wreck of the SS Bokhara
The ship set off from Shanghai on 8 October, due to arrive at Hong Kong on the 11th and was then bound for Colombo and Bombay. On board were 148 people, as well as silk, tea and general c...
1908 Oct 10
to 1908 Oct 14
 1908 World Series
The 1908 World Series matched the defending champion Chicago Cubs against the Detroit Tigers in a rematch of the 1907 Series. In this first-ever rematch of this young event, the Cubs won ...
1914 Oct 10
to 1914 Nov 2
 Battle of La Bassée
The Battle of La Bassée was a battle between British and German forces in northern France in October 1914, and was part of the Race to the Sea. The German 6th Army took Lille before the B...
1914 Oct 10 "Those Love Pangs" (film) is Released
Those Love Pangs is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin.
1916 Oct 10
to 1916 Oct 12
 Eighth Battle Of The Isonzo
The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo was fought from October 10-12, 1916 between Italy and Austria-Hungary. The Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, fought briefly from 10-12 October 1916, was esse...
1923 Oct 10
to 1923 Oct 15
 1923 World Series
In the 1923 World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games. This would be the first of the Yankees' 27 World Series championships (as of 2009). The home field al...
1933 Oct 10 First Proven Case of Air Sabotage
A Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines and registered as NC13304 was destroyed in midflight by a nitroglycerin bomb over Chesterton, Indiana, on October 10, 1933. The flight, carrying t...
1939 Oct 10 Britain Refuses Hitler's Offer of Peace
On 10 October 1939, the British refused Hitler's offer of peace; on 12 October the French did the same. Franz Halder, the chief of staff of the OKH, the German Army High Command, presente...
1950 Oct 10 "Seven Days To Noon" Is Released
Seven Days to Noon is a 1950 British drama / thriller film directed by John Boulting and Roy Boulting. Paul Dehn and James Bernard won the Academy Award for Best Story for this film.
1957 Oct 10 'Atlas Shrugged' is Published
Atlas Shrugged (1957) is a mystery story, Ayn Rand once commented, "not about the murder of man’s body, but about the murder—and rebirth—of man’s spirit." It is the story of a man—the nov...
1961 Oct 10 "Splendor In The Grass" Is Released
Splendor in the Grass, an American movie from 1961, tells a story of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak. Written by William Inge, who appears briefly as a Protestant clergyman, the f...
1963 Oct 10 From Russia With Love (film) released
From Russia with Love (1963) is the second spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was produced by Albert R....
1964 Oct 10
to 1964 Oct 24
 Games of the XVIII Olympiad Held in Tokyo, Japan
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organis...
1965 Oct 10 Chris Penn is Born
Christopher Shannon "Chris" Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American film and television actor known for his roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Footloose and True Ro...
1969 Oct 10 "Hot Rats" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Hot Rats is the second solo album by Frank Zappa. It was released in October 1969. The album consists of six tracks, five of which are instrumental (the song "Willie the Pimp" features a ...
1970 Oct 10
to 1970 Oct 15
 1970 World Series
The 1970 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the Orioles winning in five games. In this series ...
1970 Oct 10 Pink Floyd releases Atom Heart Mother
Atom Heart Mother is the fourth studio album by Pink Floyd, released in 1970 by Harvest and EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Harvest and Capitol in the United States. It was recorded...
1973 Oct 10 Kiss begins recording first album
The band entered Bell Sound Studios in New York City on October 10, 1973 to begin recording their first album.
1973 Oct 10 Spiro Agnew Resigns as the Vice President
On October 10, 1973, Spiro Agnew became the second Vice President to resign the office. Unlike John C. Calhoun, who resigned to take a seat in the Senate, Agnew resigned and then pleaded ...
1975 Oct 10 Deep Purple release Come Taste the Band
Come Taste the Band is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple originally released in October 1975. The album was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime a...
1978 Oct 10
to 1978 Oct 17
 1978 World Series
As the World Series celebrated its 75th Anniversary, two teams that shared many chapters in its story met for a classic rematch of East vs. West. The defending champion New York Yankees h...
1979 Oct 10
to 1979 Oct 17
 1979 World Series
The 1979 World Series matched the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates (98–64) against the American League's Baltimore Orioles (102–57), with the Pirates coming back from a three games to...
1979 Oct 10 Wayne Gretzky Scores First Point of his Career in NHL Debut
After the World Hockey Association folded in 1979, the Edmonton Oilers and three other teams joined the NHL. Gretzky's success in the WHA carried over into the NHL, despite some critics s...
1988 Oct 10 Super Mario Bros. 2 Released in North America
Super Mario Bros. 2 is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. It was released in North America on October 10, ...
1988 Oct 10 U2 releases "Rattle and Hum" album
The album, which was made following the band's 1987 Joshua Tree Tour, is a mix of live recordings, covers, and new songs. To a greater extent than their previous album, The Joshua Tree, t...
1990 Oct 10 Nayirah Tearfully Describes Iraqi Atrocities in Occupied Kuwait
Although there were human rights abuses committed in Kuwait by the invading Iraqi military, the ones best known in the US were an invention of the public relations firm hired by the gover...
1993 Oct 10 Joe Satriani Releases "Time Machine"
Time Machine is a double instrumental rock album released by Joe Satriani in 1993. The first CD comprises new, unreleased, and rare studio (such as tracks from Satriani's self-released 19...
1993 Oct 10 Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon is Released for the CD-i
In Zelda: Wand of Gamelon, you play the princess. And as you know from better games, princesses are helpless little girls pining for prince wang in castles with bad security just waiting ...
1995 Oct 10 Mr. Bungle release Disco Volante
Disco Volante is a 1995 album by the band Mr. Bungle. It is by far the most experimental of all their productions as it picks up inspirations from a wide variety of musical styles, includ...
1996 Oct 10 "The Little Kicks" - Season 8 Episode 4 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Little Kicks" is the 138th episode of the American television sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 4th episode for the 8th season. It was originally broadcast on the NBC network on October ...
1997 Oct 10 "Boogie Nights" Is Released
Boogie Nights is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Set in Southern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the screenplay focuses on a young n...
2001 Oct 10 Anthrax almost transforms into "Basket Full of Puppies"
During the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, the band altered its website to provide information about the disease, because many people had come there due to simply entering anth...
2001 Oct 10 Dark Age of Camelot Launches
Dark Age of Camelot is a 3D medieval fantasy MMORPG that revolves around war between three realms following King Arthur's rule. DAoC includes both Player vs Environment and Realm vs Re...
2001 Oct 10 Motor City Online Launches
Motor City Online was a racing massively multiplayer online computer game released by Electronic Arts on October 10, 2001. The point of the game was to buy classic cars (mostly American m...
2002 Oct 10 FDA Approves SB Pharmco's Avandamet
Avandamet is a combination of two oral diabetes medicines that help control blood sugar levels. Avandamet works by decreasing the amount of sugar that the liver produces and the intestine...
2002 Oct 10 King of Fighters 2002 is Released
The King of Fighters 2002 is a 2002 competitive fighting game produced by Eolith and Playmore for the Neo Geo. It is the ninth game in The King of Fighters series and the second one produ...
2003 Oct 10 "Kill Bill" Is Released
Kill Bill is the fourth film by writer-director Quentin Tarantino, starring Uma Thurman as The Bride. Originally conceived as one film, it was released in two separate 'volumes' (in late ...
2004 Oct 10 Christopher Reeve Dies
Reeve suffered from asthma and allergies since childhood. At age sixteen, he began to suffer from alopecia areata, a condition that causes patches of hair to fall out from an otherwise he...
2004 Oct 10 New England Patriots defeat Miami Dolphins, 24-10
They spent the better part of the week toiling in virtual anonymity as bit players on the Patriots roster. But they shared a common bond as supporting cast members who also shared the com...
2006 Oct 10 Jay-Z releases "Show Me What You Got" single
"Show Me What You Got" is a single by rap artist Jay-Z from his album Kingdom Come. 1. "Show Me What You Got" 2. "Can't Knock The Hustle" (featuring Beyoncé)
2006 Oct 10 Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 10, 2006. The event took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel...
2006 Oct 10 "Point Break" Rifftrax is Released
Not since Chicken Fried Steak met Country Gravy has there been such a dynamic pairing as Patrick "Forever Lulu" Swayze and Keanu "Permanent Record" Reeves. The "whoa"s fly fast and furiou...