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Council of Chalcedon
Council of Chalcedon opened. The council declared that the two natures of Christ ,divine and human, were united with out change, division or confusion -
California governor election
California Republican Schwarzenegger wins the election with 48.6% after voters decide to recall California Governor Davis. Schwarzenegger's closest rival was the Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bustamante, with 31.7%. -
Martha Stewart goes to jail
Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement in addition to a $30,000 fine and was sent to the minimum-security facility in West Virginia, known as “Camp Cupcake” -
A massive earthquake hits
A massive earthquake strikes Azad Kashmir ( Pakistan-administered Kashmir ) leaving an estimated 70,000 dead and 70,000 more injured. More than 3 million were left homeless and without food and basic supplies. -
Google announced
Google announces the purchase of YouTube for US$1.65 billion in stock. Youtube Had only officially launched 11 months earlier in November 2005 and by the summer of 2006 was one of the fastest growing web sites on the Internet with over 100 million video clips viewed daily. -
Shuttle discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery begins 14-day mission to the International Space Station to deliver the Harmony module and reconfigured part of the station in preparation for future assembly missions. The crew commanded by American Pam Melroy, included Mission Specialist Paolo A. Nespoli from Italy where Harmony was built. -
Chicago's fire
The Great Chicago Fire started on Sunday, October 8, and burned for three days before it finally burned itself out Tuesday, October 10, 1871. -
Hoover dam creates power
The Hoover Dam begins creating hydroelectric power which it sends over transmission lines spanning 266 miles of mountains and deserts to run the lights, radios, and stoves of Los Angeles. -
Miners got trapped
On Oct. 13, 2010, 33 miners who had been trapped underground for more than two months all returned to the surface after a successful rescue operation that inspired Chile and riveted the world. The miners traveled up a narrow, nearly half-mile rescue shaft in a specially designed capsule. The final phase of the long rescue effort took roughly 22 hours. Luis Urzúa, the shift leader who organized the miners’ lives while they were underground, was the last to come up. -
Poland re-elects a prime minister
Prime Minister Donald Tusk was re-elected after his Civic Platform party won enough seats in the Polish parliament to stay in power. The re-election marks the first time since communism fell in 1989 that a Polish leader was re-elected. -
A canyon accident
Two women died in an accident in the Fallenbach canyon in St. Gallen. One woman was a Belgian guide, the other a German tourist who had been a part of a larger group that had been canyoneering there. There was a sudden rise in the water that caught them. -
A new virus
A new viral encephalitis outbreak has hit the Uttar Pradesh state in India. Over two hundred people were being treated for it in hospitals and another fifteen children recently died from the affliction. -
Lunar eclipse
There was a blood moon lunar eclipse.