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A ship also called the "old Ironside" was launched on October 21, 1797. A treaty called the Tripoli was signed on the Constitution's deck.
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On October 28, 1886 the man-made canal that connects Lake Erie to the Atlandtic Ocean by the way of Hudson River, opened.
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The legend of how the fire started goes like this, Mrs. O'Leary left a lantern in the barn and a cow kicked it over, thus starting the fire. The fire started sometime in the evening on October 8, 1871. The fire spread quickly and burned down four miles of land and building. It also killed about 250 people.
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Delegates from countries around the world gathered in Washington D.C. Their intent was to figure out where the imaginary line (called the Prime Meridian) actually was. The line seperates the Eastern and Western hemisphere.
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On October 28, 1886 the Statue of Liberty, which was a gift from France, was formally dedicated.
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On October 29, 1929 the stock market crashed and billions of dollars in investments were lost. This event led to the Great Depression.
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Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World on October 12. Columbus Day is a federal holiday.
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On October 16, 1947 a pilot named Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. In order to break the sound barrier, you must be traveling faster than the speed of sound.
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First celebrated in 1964. He is believed to be the first explorer to visit North America, arriving from Europe on October 9th.
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is sworn in as Supreme Court Justice. He was the first African-American judge.
