On This Day In History
5 October 1974. American David Kunst completed the first journey around the world on foot. It took 4 years and covered 14,450 miles. pic.twitter.com/JOP1RRIjrO
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 5, 2022
5 October 1984. Liverpool born comedy actor, Leonard Rossiter, died (aged 57). He’s best known for his TV comedy roles as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV sitcom, Rising Damp, from 1974 to 1978, and as Reginald Perrin in the BBC’s The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979. pic.twitter.com/nNBVQmsm2U
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 5, 2022
5 October 1999. The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London killed 31 people. It occurred when two trains collided in the morning rush-hour at a combined speed of 130 MPH. The causes were driver error and the failure of a railway signal. pic.twitter.com/Wc4ZyJ3UZs
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 5, 2022
5 October 2011. Steve Jobs, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple Inc., died (aged 56). He is widely recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer and mobile phone revolutions, along with the Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. pic.twitter.com/GaAmGLFRDp
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 5, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY: In one of the most iconic Bond film sequences, Ursula Andress, emerged from the sea in the first Bond film, Dr No, released #OTD in 1962. pic.twitter.com/qqmOZUU3Pc
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 5, 2022
October 6th
1917 Battle of Passchendaele: Canadian troops capture the village of Passchendaele in the Third Battle of Ypres, after 250,000 casualties on both sides
1939 Adolf Hitler announces plans to regulate Jewish problem
1948 Earthquake in Ashgabat kills 100,000 in the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
1948 Paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey finds the first partial fossil skull of Proconsul africanus, an ancestor of apes and humans on Rusinga Island, Kenya
1949 US President Harry Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO)
1951 Joseph Stalin proclaims the Soviet Union has the atomic bomb
1956 Scientist Albert Sabin announces that his oral Polio vaccine is ready for testing; it would soon supplant Jonas Salk’s vaccine in many parts of the world
2021 WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recommends world’s first Malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) for children after a pilot program was effective in Africa [1]
Did You Know?
51 Pegasi discovered as the first major star, apart from the Sun, to have a planet orbiting around it
Today in History in 1995
Would You Believe?
Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of Baseball World Series, is escorted out and casts goat curse on Chicago Cubs
Today in History in 1945
This day 845 years ago – 6 October 1175 – the Treaty of Windsor was signed by the High King of Ireland, Rory O'Connor (Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair), and King Henry II of England.
It gave the Anglo-Normans control of Dublin and the south-east, and the rest of Ireland to O’Connor. pic.twitter.com/tj105aWKVD
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) October 6, 2020
This day 118 years ago – 6 October 1903 – Ernest Walton was born in Dungarvan, Co Waterford.
Walton is best known for winning the Nobel Prize in Physics, along with John Cockcroft, in 1951.
He was credited with splitting the atom for the first time in a fully-controlled manner. pic.twitter.com/8oDk5D6e3C
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) October 6, 2021
#OTD in 1899 Enriqueta Rylands inaugurated the John Rylands Library in Manchester in memory of her husband & bought private collections of books & manuscripts to begin it. The neo-Gothic building now houses the Special Collections of the Uni of Manchester. https://t.co/oFqlxe6euE pic.twitter.com/khcLEHTi62
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) October 6, 2022
On this day in 2009, a white Louisiana official denied a marriage license for an interracial couple, claiming he did "not believe in mixing races in that way." To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/0U7H0Kur93
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) October 6, 2022
6 October 1854. The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead began, leading to 53 deaths and over 500 injured. About 800 homes and businesses were destroyed. The cause of the fire was an explosion at a worsted yarn factory owned by Wilson and Sons in Hillgate, Gateshead. pic.twitter.com/mVZgGG5j2k
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
6 October 1889. The Moulin Rouge opened in Paris, at the bottom of a hill in the Montmartre neighborhood. It put on cabaret entertainment, focused on its female dancers who popularised the modern form of the Can-Can dance. It remains a popular tourist attraction. pic.twitter.com/DMbDGaJdP2
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
6 October 1910. Labour politician, Barbara Castle, was born in Chesterfield. She was MP for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979. As Labour Transport Minister she introduced permanent speed limits, breathalysers and seat belts. As Employment Minister she introduced the Equal Pay Act 1970. pic.twitter.com/9VVlvm31R6
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
6 October 1956. Football legend, Bobby Charlton, made his debut for Manchester United. He played 606 league games for the club, scoring 199 goals, with many being spectacular long range efforts. He was also a key member of the 1966 England World Cup winning team. pic.twitter.com/6xDtTzga7G
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
6 October 1978. Hannah Dadds became the London Underground’s first woman Tube driver, after completing a 7-week training course to qualify as a train driver. She was a driver on the District line. She died in 2011. pic.twitter.com/ozd8xtbSzk
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
6 October 1981. President Anwar al-Sadat (aged 62), was assassinated during an annual military victory parade held in Cairo, Egypt. The murder was carried out by members of the Egyptian, Islamic Jihad. pic.twitter.com/AupczZlkHv
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
6 October 2010. Instagram, the photo-sharing social-networking application, was established. It’s owned by Facebook and created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. pic.twitter.com/aRVrpEuQJA
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
6 October 1973. The Yom Kippur War began between Israel, and an Arab coalition led by Egypt and Syria. The objective for Egypt and its allies was to recover all Arab territory occupied by Israel following the 1967 war, but Israel was able to defeat the Arab forces. pic.twitter.com/O9rRdFMUgv
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
6 October 1989. Hollywood legend, Bette Davis, died (aged 81). With a career spanning 60 years and 100 films, she’s regarded as one of the greatest actresses in film history. She excelled playing independently minded characters and won two acting Oscars. pic.twitter.com/ZKWnrsGInx
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022