| 741 |
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Charles Martel of Gaul dies at Quiezy. His mayoral power is divided between his two sons, Pepin III and Carloman. |
| 1746 |
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Princeton University, in New Jersey, receives its charter. |
| 1797 |
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The first successful parachute descent is made by Andre-Jacqes Garnerin, who jumps from a balloon at some 2,200 feet over Paris. |
| 1824 |
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The Tennessee Legislature adjourns ending Davy Crockett’s state political career. |
| 1836 |
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Sam Houston sworn in as the first president of the Republic of Texas. |
| 1862 |
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Union troops push 5,000 confederates out of Maysbille, Ark., at the Second Battle of Pea Ridge. |
| 1859 |
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Spain declares war on the Moors in Morocco. |
| 1907 |
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Ringling Brothers buys Barnum & Bailey. |
| 1914 |
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U.S. places economic support behind Allies. |
| 1918 |
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The cities of Baltimore and Washington run out of coffins during the "Spanish Inflenza" epidemic. |
| 1938 |
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Chester Carlson invents the photocopier. He tries to sell the machine to IBM, RCA, Kodak and others, but they see no use for a gadget that makes nothing but copies. |
| 1954 |
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As a result of the Geneva accords granting Communist control over North Vietnam, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes a crash program to train the South Vietnamese Army. |
| 1955 |
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The prototype of the F-105 Thunder Chief makes its maiden flight. |
| 1962 |
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U.S. reveals Soviet missile sites in Cuba. President Kennedy orders a naval and air blockade on further shipment of military equipment to Cuba. Following a confrontation that threatens nuclear war, Kennedy and Khrushchev agree on October 28 on a formula to end the crisis. On November 2 Kennedy reports that Soviet missile bases in Cuba are being dismantled. |
| 1964 |
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Jean Paul Satre declines the Nobel Prize for Literature. |
| 1966 |
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The Soviet Union launches Luna 12 for orbit around the moon |
| 1972 |
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Operation Linebacker I, the bombing of North Vietnam with B-52 bombers, ends. |
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Born on October 22 |
| 1811 |
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Franz Liszt, piano virtuoso. |
| 1882 |
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N.C. Wyeth, painter famous for his illustrations of Treasure Island and Robin Hood. |
| 1887 |
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John Reed, American journalist, poet and revolutionary, (Ten Days That Shook the World). |
| 1903 |
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George Beadle, American geneticist. |
| 1919 |
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Doris Lessing, novelist (Children of Violence, The Golden Notebook). |
| 1920 |
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Timothy Leary, American psychologist who experimented with psychedelic drugs. |
| 1925 |
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Rober Rauschenberg, pop artist. |
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