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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…
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*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.…
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*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,…
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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…
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*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…
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*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…
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*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…
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*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…
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*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…
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*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…
