CoM Moderators Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 1806 - Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgwood 1826 - Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in US) begins operations 1864 - -Oct 13th) Battle of Darbytown Road, Virginia 1950 - US forces invade North Korea by crossing 38th parallel 1952 - First "Bandstand" broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute-host) 1955 - Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga launched at Brooklyn 1975 - MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 0 2001 - Crude oil resumes flowing through the trans-Alaska pipeline after workers welded shut a bullet hole that caused 260,000 US gallons of oil to spill out 2012 - ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Colombo: West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs for first title; Player of the Series: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson (249 runs • 11 wickets) 2016 - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos wins the Nobel Peace Prize for attempts to end armed conflict with FARC More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now