What Happened on Oct 1

The Tianqi Emperor: The 15th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

The Tianqi Emperor (23 December 1605 – 30 September 1627) was the 15th emperor of the Ming dynasty from 1620 to 1627. Born Zhu Youjiao, he was the... Read more

Andrew Jackson Challenges John "Nolichucky Jack" Sevier To A Duel

Andrew Jackson was devoted to his wife, Rachel. He fought 13 duels to protect her honor, and even killed one opponent, Charles Dickinson. On... Read more

A Formal Ceremony Transfers The Louisiana Territory From France To The United States

Effective on October 1, 1804, the purchased territory was organized into the Territory of Orleans (most of which became the state of Louisiana) and... Read more

Battle of Saint John's Bluff

Other Names: None Location: Duval County Campaign: Expedition to St. John’ s Bluff (1862) Date(s): October 1-3, 1862 Principal... Read more

Wheeler's October 1863 Raid

Wheeler's October 1863 Raid (October 1–9, 1863) was a large cavalry raid in southeastern Tennessee during the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. Joseph... Read more

First Battle of Saltville

Description: Union cavalry and infantry raiders led by Brig. Gen. Stephen Burbridge attempted to destroy the saltworks near Saltville. He was... Read more

Winston Churchill Is Elected To The House Of Commons

Churchill from the beginning invariably addressed national rather than local issues. Oldham (for which he sat in 1900-06) was an important... Read more

The First Game Of The First World Series

On October 1, 1903, the Boston Americans (soon to become the Red Sox) of the American League played the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates... Read more

Bonnie Parker Is Born

Bonnie Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were well known outlaws, robbers, and criminals... Read more

First Battle of Arras

The Battle of Arras (also known as the First Battle of Arras), which began on October 1, 1914, was an attempt by the French Army to outflank the... Read more

Getå Railroad Disaster

In 1918 F 1200 was involved in the severe accident at Getå when passenger train 422 was derailed and hurled down a high embankment built against... Read more

1919 World Series, Game 1

The events of the series are often associated with the Black Sox Scandal, when several members of the Chicago franchise conspired with gamblers to... Read more

Walter Matthau is Born

Walter John Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his... Read more

Jimmy Carter is Born

Jimmy Carter is a native Georgian, born and raised in the tiny southwest Georgia hamlet of Plains near the larger town of Americus. The Carter... Read more

1930 World Series

In the 1930 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in six games, 4–2. Philadelphia's pitching ace Lefty Grove... Read more

Passfield White Paper issued

The Passfield White Paper, issued by the colonel secretary Lord Passfield (Sidney Webb), was a formal statement of British policy in Palestine made... Read more

1931 World Series

In the 1931 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics in seven games, a rematch and reversal of fortunes of the 1930... Read more

Babe Ruth's Called Shot

It was October 1, 1932, when the Yankees met the Cubs at Wrigley Field for Game 3 of the World Series. The Yankees had won the first two games and... Read more

Battle of Wanjialing

Battle of Wanjialing, well known in Chinese text as the Victory of Wanjialing (simplified Chinese: 万家岭大捷; traditional Chinese: 萬家嶺大捷; pinyin:... Read more

Majdanek Concentration Camp Begins Operation

Majdanek was a German Nazi concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland, established during German Nazi occupation of Poland. The camp... Read more

1941 World Series

The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth... Read more

Naples Liberated from German Occupation by Allied Forces

On October 1 at 9:30 of the first Allied tanks entered the city, while at the end of the day, the German command in Italy, to the mouth of Marshal... Read more

Conclusion of the Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal (IMT)

Throughout the trials, specifically between January and July 1946, the defendants and a number of witnesses were interviewed by American... Read more

Gorman Dogfight

On the night of October 1, 1948, he had been on a cross-country flight with his squadron. Upon return to Hector airport in Fargo, he elected to log... Read more

People's Republic of China is Formally Established

Mao Zedong inexplicably arrived an hour early at the red-lacquered Gate of Eternal Peace, entrance to the 500-year-old palace of China's emperors.... Read more