On This Day In History
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1985, Rock Hudson became the first major U.S. celebrity to die of complications from AIDS. His death raised public awareness of the epidemic, which until that time had been ignored by many. https://t.co/clzYgtnJXw
— HISTORY (@HISTORY) October 2, 2022
Remembering Tom Petty 5 years after his death.pic.twitter.com/yyzGLfZa6s
— Clayton Baker 🇨🇦 (@IGIF_) October 2, 2022
October 3rd
2333 BC State of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao
52 BC Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia
1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered
1922 1st facsimile photo sent over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.
1935 Italy invades Ethiopia, starting the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
1990 Reunification of East and West Germany. West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate on the stroke of midnight.
Did You Know?
Pravda newspaper founded by Leon Trotsky, Adolph Joffe, Matvey Skobelev and other Russian exiles in Vienna
Today in History in 1908
Would You Believe?
Adolf Hitler says Russia is "already broken and will never rise again" in a broadcast to the German people
Today in History in 1941
This day 328 years ago - 3 October 1691 - the Treaty of Limerick was signed, ending the Williamite war in Ireland.
It allowed the defeated Jacobite soldiers to go to France, and promised religious freedom for Roman Catholics, provided they swore allegiance to William of Orange. pic.twitter.com/fdREIzGLJY
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) October 3, 2019
#OTD in 1926 British runner Violet Piercy set the first women's world best for a marathon: 3:40:22. Piercy sought publicity for her running, at a time when the general belief was that women 'were too fragile to run more than a few hundred feet' (NY Times). https://t.co/iAA7aVbG7F pic.twitter.com/c6fjMsS8zT
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) October 3, 2022
On this day in 1912, Frank Wigfall, a Black man incarcerated in Wyoming State Prison, was lynched by a mob of white prisoners. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/rso1hRpode
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) October 3, 2022
3 October 1863. US President, Abraham Lincoln, declared the last Thursday of November would be Thanksgiving Day. pic.twitter.com/r6bDfQEt6p
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
3 October 1896. William Morris died (aged 62). He deeply influenced textile and wallpaper design, and production He was also a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts. His poetry was internationally acclaimed, too. pic.twitter.com/cjXOsZ2jZN
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
3 October 1952. The rationing of tea in Britain, brought in during the Second World War, finally ended. pic.twitter.com/8ubm6VBUtw
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
3 October 1981. The Republican Hunger Strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland was finally called off. It had resulted in 10 deaths. It was a protest against the British government decision to withdrew Special Category Status from convicted paramilitary prisoners. pic.twitter.com/PoJqAcFnWE
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
3 October 1990. The Communist, East German Democratic Republic, was abolished, and became part of the Federal Republic of Germany thus reuniting Germany for the first time since 1945. People in Berlin celebrated. It’s now celebrated as German Unity Day. pic.twitter.com/jQlA8HWz0R
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
3 October 1995. American Football star, O. J. Simpson, was acquitted of the brutal murders of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Most reporters thought his “Dream Team” defence team directed by Johnnie Cochran, skilfully cast doubt, on the prosecution case. pic.twitter.com/3C2RK8jXxr
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
3 October 2005. Popular comedy actor, Ronnie Barker, died (aged 76). He first found UK fame in, The Frost Report, in the 1960s. He then starred in the comedy series, The Two Ronnies, followed by the comedy sitcoms, Porridge, Open All Hours, Going Straight, and Clarence. pic.twitter.com/Vo4ui1Coqx
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Human-size chess game in 1924 with actual soldiers in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). pic.twitter.com/MFzXCpBCD6
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 3, 2022
"I've been in a great many films, but I suppose if an actor can be remembered for one role then they're very fortunate. And in that sense, I'm fortunate."
Janet Leigh.
(July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) pic.twitter.com/NuRIsCDXce
— Manu (@manuthebest58) October 3, 2022
October 4th
1537 The 1st complete English-language Bible, the "Matthew Bible" is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale
1582 Last Julian calendar day in Spain, Portugal and pontifical states. To sync to the Gregorian calendar, 10 days are skipped and the next date is Oct 15.
1883 The Orient Express departs on its first official journey from Paris to Istanbul
1900 In a final confrontation, around 4,000 Ashantis are defeated by the British in the Gold Coast (Ghana)
1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite into elliptical low Earth orbit
1993 Troops and tanks of President Boris Yeltsin shell and occupy the Russian White House in Moscow, the house of government of the Russian Federation
2006 WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange
Did you Know?
Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mt. Rushmore (works on till 1941)
Today in History in 1927
Would You Believe?
End of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the Chinese rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang defeat that of his rival, Chen Youliang, one of the largest naval battles in history with 850,000 taking part (approx.)
Today in History in 1363
This day 102 years ago – 4 October 1917 – Dave Gallaher was killed during the Third Battle of Ypres, aged 43.
Gallaher was born in Co Donegal, and moved to New Zealand as a child.
He was captain of the “Original All Blacks,” the first New Zealand rugby team to tour Europe. pic.twitter.com/GbYCtBDHzU
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) October 4, 2019
In Oct 2000, Polish biologist, ecologist, activist & film-maker Simona Kossak—who lived in Białowieża Forest with no electricity or running water for 30 years, together with a lynx and a boar—was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit for her conservation work. https://t.co/pnft3maioJ pic.twitter.com/Z15RN9Hjo7
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) October 4, 2022