The education of children living in South Africa took a giant leap forward on October 1, 1829: after nearly three decades since the idea was first proposed, South African College…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Life in the 19th century, fueled by the rapid advancements of the Industrial Age, gave birth to a vast number of world-class artists in every medium.…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The waters of the North Sea can be vicious, particularly as Arctic winds sweep down with increasing frequency in fall and winter months. On October 11,…

The British colonial government in India, hoping to curb the perceived increase in crime associated with nomadic tribes in northern India, passed Act XXVII — later known as the first…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Hunting through the night sky, French astronomer Charles Messier was frustrated on the evening of October 13, 1773. Desperate to find comets to track with his…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Three years after development of the Bell X-1 began, test pilot Chuck Yeager strapped into the seat for a date with history. Dropped from the belly…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons In the north of Italy, far from the bustling capital of the Roman Empire, one of the greatest poets in classical history was born on October…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Though a necessary part of surgical procedures of any kind today, the idea of anesthesia was considered somewhat of a hoax until October 16, 1846. That…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), furious military supplies were being provided to Israel by the United States during the Yom Kippur War, took…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons In the quiet of his West Orange, New Jersey home, Thomas Edison — perhaps the world’s greatest inventor — died on October 18, 1931. Known as…