What Happened on Oct 4

The General Court Of The Plymouth Colony Instituted A Legal Code

The General Court of the Plymouth Colony instituted a legal code, the first composed in North America, on October 4, 1636. It guaranteed citizens a... Read more

Battle of Wittstock

The Battle of Wittstock was fought on 24 September (Julian calendar) or 4 October (Gregorian calendar) 1636, between a Protestant Swedish army and... Read more

Battle of Germantown

A thick fog clouded the battlefield throughout the day. The vanguard of Sullivan's column, on Germantown Road, launched the battle when they... Read more

Rutherford B. Hayes Is Born

On October 4, 1822, Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio. A graduate of Kenyon College and Harvard Law School, Hayes entered... Read more

First Battle of Galveston

The First Battle of Galveston was a naval engagement fought on October 4, 1862 near the city of Galveston, Texas between forces from the Union Navy... Read more

"Shanghaied" (film) is Released

Shanghaied is a 1915 American comedy silent film made by Essanay Studios starring Charlie Chaplin. A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on... Read more

1919 World Series, Game 4

Cicotte was again Chicago's starter for the fourth game, and he was determined not to look as bad as he had in the first. For the first four... Read more

1922 World Series

In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie; starting this year the... Read more

John James Richard Macleod and Frederick Grant Banting are Awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the Discovery of Insulin

Determined to investigate this possibility, Banting discussed it with various people, among whom was J.J.R. Macleod, Professor of Physiology at the... Read more

1924 World Series

In the 1924 World Series, the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in seven games. Though the Senators (interchangeably called the... Read more

1928 World Series

In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. Along with 1927, this was the first time a team had... Read more

1939 World Series

The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series... Read more

1944 World Series

The 1944 World Series was an all-St. Louis World Series, matching up the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park. It marked... Read more

1950 World Series

The 1950 World Series was the 47th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball. The... Read more

1951 World Series

The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant... Read more

"An American In Paris" Is Released

An American in Paris is a 1951 MGM musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron,... Read more

Jackie Robinson wins his only championship, as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in seven games

The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture... Read more

Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 1 Satellite

Sputnik 1 was the world's first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. It was launched into a low altitude elliptical orbit by the Soviet Union on 4... Read more

Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 Crashes

Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, registration N5533, was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on takeoff from Logan International Airport in... Read more

1961 World Series

The 1961 World Series matched the New York Yankees (109–53) against the Cincinnati Reds (93–61), with the Yankees winning in five games to earn... Read more

1962 World Series

The 1962 World Series matched the defending American League champion New York Yankees against the National League champion San Francisco Giants,... Read more

1967 World Series

The 1967 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second... Read more

Unidentified Object Reported to Have Crashed in Shag Harbor

At least a dozen persons reported seeing the row of lights descend into the water, but as yet no trace of any debris has been found either on the... Read more

Janis Joplin Dies

Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. She rose to... Read more

"200 Motels" by Frank Zappa Is Released

The 200 Motels OST is the soundtrack to Frank Zappa's 200 Motels. 200 Motels is a 1971 musical film featuring Frank Zappa and The Mothers of... Read more