2ND TODAY IN HISTORY By Bscherting Oct 9, 1000 LEIF ERICSON SHIPS REACH VINLAND Oct 23, 1000 BRUTUS COMMITS SUICIDE Oct 21, 1096 SULTAN KILIDJ ARSLAN OF NICEA DEFEATS 1ST CRUSADES Oct 25, 1415 THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT DURING 100 YEAR WAR. BETWEEN FRENCH AND BRITISH. Sep 30, 1452 1ST BOOK PUBLISHED: JOHANN GUTTENBERG'S BIBLE Oct 2, 1492 KING HENRY VII OF ENGLAND INVADES FRANCE Oct 12, 1492 COLUMBUS REACHES THE NEW WORLD Oct 4, 1539 KING HENRY VIII AND ANNE OF KLEEF MARRY Oct 1, 1688 WILLIAM OF ORANGE ACCEPTS INVITATION PF ENGLISH PARLIAMENT TO OCCUPY THRONE. Oct 5, 1796 SPAIN DECLARES WAR ON ENGLAND Oct 8, 1871 GREAT CHICAGO FIRE BEGINS Oct 11, 1899 BOER WAR BEGINS IN SOUTH AFRICA Oct 24, 1901 FIRST BARREL RIDE DOWN NIAGRA FALLS FIRST FEMALE: ANNIE TAYLOR Oct 27, 1913 PRESIDENT WILSON SAYS USA WILL NEVER ATTACK ANOTHER COUNTRY Oct 3, 1952 BRITISH SUCCESSFULLY TESTS ATOMIC BOMB IN AUSTRALIA Oct 22, 1962 CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS Oct 15, 1966 WORST DRIVER IN AMERICAN HISTORY NAMED