This Day In History for October 25

1945
China takes over Taiwan.

1983
United States invades Grenada.

This Day In History for October 17

1933
Albert Einstein arrived in the United States.

1979
Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize.

1931
al capone convicted of tax evasion.

Birthdays
1972 - Eminem

This Day In History for October 15

1951
The TV show I Love Lucy debuted.

1989
Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL all time scoring leader

1991
Senate confirm Clarence Thomas

1993
Nelson Mandela wins Nobel Peace Prize

2003
China launches first manned spaceship

Birthdays
1959 - Sarah Ferguson

This Day In History for October 14

1912
Theodore Roosevelt shot nonfataly in the chest

1977
Bing Crosby died at age 73.

Birthdays
1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president
1939 - Ralph Lauren
1978 - Usher

This Day In History for October 13

1792 - The White House is laid in Washington D.C.
1974 - Ed Sullivan died at age 72.
1983 - AT&T launched America's first cellular network.

This Day In History for October 9

1888
The Washington Monument opens for the public.

Birthdays
1964 - Guillermo del Tero

Deaths
1806 - Benjamin Banneker

This Day In History for October 8

2004
Martha Stewar bagan her prison sentence.

1959
New York Yankee Don Larsen pitched the only ever perfect game in a world series.

Birthdays
1970 - Matt Damon
1943 - Chevy Chase
1941 - Jesse Jackson

Deaths
1869 - Franklin Pierce

This Day In History - October 7

1849
Edgar Allan Poe died.

1949
East Germany became a country.

1952
The barcode was patented, patent number: 2612994.

2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California.

This Day in History for October 1

1949, Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-tung raised the first flag of the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.

On this date:
In 1800, Spain ceded Louisiana to France in a secret treaty.

In 1885, special delivery mail service began in the United States.

In 1896, the US Post Office established Rural Free Delivery.

In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market.

In 1940, the first section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, 160 miles in length, was opened to the public.

In 1943, Allied forces captured Naples during World War Two.

In 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run during a 162-game season, compared to Babe Ruth's 60 home runs during a 154-game season.

In 1964, the Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California at Berkeley.

In 1971, Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.

In 1989, thousands of East Germans received a triumphal welcome in West Germany after the communist government agreed to let them flee to the West.