Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
October 22
| 741 | Charles Martel of Gaul dies at Quiezy. His mayoral power is divided between his two sons, Pepin III and Carloman. | |
| 1746 | Princeton University, in New Jersey, receives its charter. | |
| 1797 | The first successful parachute descent is made by Andre-Jacqes Garnerin, who jumps from a balloon at some 2,200 feet over Paris. | |
| 1824 | The Tennessee Legislature adjourns ending Davy Crockett's state political career. | |
| 1836 | Sam Houston sworn in as the first president of the Republic of Texas. | |
| 1862 | Union troops push 5,000 confederates out of Maysbille, Ark., at the Second Battle of Pea Ridge. | |
| 1859 | Spain declares war on the Moors in Morocco. | |
| 1907 | Ringling Brothers buys Barnum & Bailey. | |
| 1914 | U.S. places economic support behind Allies. | |
| 1918 | The cities of Baltimore and Washington run out of coffins during the "Spanish Inflenza" epidemic. | |
| 1938 | 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 | 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 | The prototype of the F-105 Thunder Chief makes its maiden flight. | |
| 1962 | 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 | Jean Paul Satre declines the Nobel Prize for Literature. | |
| 1966 | The Soviet Union launches Luna 12 for orbit around the moon | |
| 1972 | Operation Linebacker I, the bombing of North Vietnam with B-52 bombers, ends. | |
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Born on October 22 |
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| 1811 | Franz Liszt, piano virtuoso. | |
| 1882 | N.C. Wyeth, painter famous for his illustrations of Treasure Island and Robin Hood. | |
| 1887 | John Reed, American journalist, poet and revolutionary, (Ten Days That Shook the World). | |
| 1903 | George Beadle, American geneticist. | |
| 1919 | Doris Lessing, novelist (Children of Violence, The Golden Notebook). | |
| 1920 | Timothy Leary, American psychologist who experimented with psychedelic drugs. | |
| 1925 | Rober Rauschenberg, pop artist. | |
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