History Today
Check in every day to hear the top historical events for this day in past years.
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October 6, 2026 • 5 mins
In 891, Formosus was elected Pope.
In 1866, the Reno brothers and their gang pulled off a 'first of its kind' train robbery.
In 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated.
In 1949, Nuclear engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson was born.
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October 5, 2026 • 5 mins
In 1813, William Henry Harrison defeated the combined forces of British and Native American forces in the 'Battle of the Thames.'
In 1974, adventurer David Kunst finished his around the world journey on foot.
In 1990, the movie Henry & June opened in theaters as the first film with an NC-17 rating.
In 1969, Monty Python debuted on the BBC.
In 1919, Enzo Ferrari made his debut as a race car driver.
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October 4, 2026 • 4 mins
In 1582, the Gregorian calendar went into effect.
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik.
In 1927, Gutzon Borglum began carving the faces of four presidents into the side of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest.
In 1970, singer Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose.
In 1955, the underdog Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees to win the World Series
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October 3, 2026 • 4 mins
In 1995, the eight-month long OJ Simpson trial ended with his acquittal.
In 1990, East and West Germany reunified.
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln decreed the last Thursday of November would be a holiday called Thanksgiving.
In 1955, the Guinness Book of World Records was published for the first time
In 1951, New York Giant Bobby Thomson hit a three-run home run to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers to advance to the World Series.
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October 2, 2026 • 4 mins
In 1836, the HMS Beagle returned to England with naturalist Charles Darwin on board.
In 1944, the Warsaw Uprising ended, with the surrender of the surviving Polish resistance fighters to German forces.
In 1965, Gatorade was used for the first time in a game. The Florida Gators beat LSU 14-7.
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as America’s first African American Supreme Court justice.
In 1985, actor Rock Hudson di...
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October 1, 2026 • 4 mins
In 1553, Mary I became the first queen to ascend to the throne as ruler of England.
In 1908, Ford’s first Model T rolled off the line in Detroit, Michigan.
In 1962, Johnny Carson took over as host of The Tonight Show.
In 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn-in as president of Mexico
In sports, in 1932, it was Babe Ruth’s called shot during game three of the World Series against Chicago.
In 1961, New York Yankee Roger...
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September 30, 2026 • 4 mins
In 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed, acquiescing to Adolf Hitler’s demands to annex the Sudetenland in Western Czechoslovakia.
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson spoke to congress supporting women’s suffrage.
In 1955, actor James Dean died in a car accident in California.
In 2005, a Danish newspaper printed a series of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, provoking violent protests by Muslims worldwi...
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September 29, 2026 • 4 mins
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September 28, 2026 • 2 mins
A decisive Revolutionary War battle began on this day in 1781.
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September 27, 2026 • 2 mins
The writings on the Rosetta Stone were revealed on this day in 1822.
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September 26, 2026 • 2 mins
A beloved sitcom premiered on this day in 1969.
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September 25, 2026 • 2 mins
The IRA finally laid down its arms on this day in 2005.
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September 24, 2026 • 2 mins
A controversial trial opened on this day in 1969.
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September 23, 2026 • 1 min
An American outlaw was arrested for the first time on this day in 1875.
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September 22, 2026 • 1 min
A president survived a second assassination attempt on this day in 1975.
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September 21, 2026 • 1 min
JFK Jr. said “I do” on this day in 1996.
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September 20, 2026 • 1 min
Chester Arthur was sworn in as U.S. president on this day in 1881.
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September 19, 2026 • 1 min
This country granted women the right to vote on this day in 1893.
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September 18, 2026 • 1 min
A prolific musician died at age 27 on this day in 1970.
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September 17, 2026 • 1 min
The first Black Miss America was crowned on this day in 1983.
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