The Funeral of George Armstrong Custer — The West Point Legacy
On October 10, 1877, a solemn military procession moved through the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, for the formal reburial of Lieutenant Colonel ...
Helen Hayes — The First Lady of the American Theater
Born on October 10, 1900, in Washington, D.C., Helen Hayes built a career that earned her the enduring title “First Lady of the American Theater”. After making her stage debut ...
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Richard Nixon and James Brown: An Oval Office Encounter
On October 10, 1972, President Richard Nixon met with legendary soul musician James Brown in the Oval Office, an unusual convergence of presidential politics and American popular culture. The brief ...
The United States Naval Academy — Professionalizing the Fleet
On October 10, 1845, the United States Naval Academy formally opened in Annapolis, Maryland, under its original name, the Naval School. Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft established the school ...
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The Mason–Dixon Line — Mapping a Colonial Boundary
In October 1767, English astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon reached the western limit of the most famous boundary survey in colonial America. Working for the Penn family of ...
The 1926 World Series Finale — Ruth Caught Stealing
On October 10, 1926, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees, 3–2, in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium to win the franchise’s first World Series championship. The decisive ...
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The Battle of Point Pleasant — Frontier Clash in the Ohio Valley
On October 10, 1774, Virginia militiamen commanded by Colonel Andrew Lewis fought a major battle against Shawnee, Mingo, and allied Indigenous warriors led by the Shawnee leader Cornstalk near the ...
James Jabara — The First American Jet Ace
Born on October 10, 1923, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, James Jabara became a pioneering figure in military aviation as the first American—and the world’s first—jet-versus-jet ace. A first-generation American of Lebanese ...
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Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts
Born in Boston on October 10, 1837, to a prominent and wealthy abolitionist family, Robert Gould Shaw became an enduring figure in Civil War history as commander of the 54th ...
The Beach Boys Release “Good Vibrations”
On October 10, 1966, Capitol Records released The Beach Boys’ single “Good Vibrations,” a landmark recording that helped redefine the possibilities of pop music. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike ...
