Page 7: Historical Events In October - 01

1946  Truculent Turtle lands at Columbus, Ohio, breaking world's record for distance without refueling with flight of 11235 miles.   

1947  NHL Pension Society founded.   

1947  The inaugural helicopter air mail and express service, LA, Ca.   

1947  US control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends   

1948  Calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages.   

1948  Radio Denmark begins transmitting.   

1949  Military Sea Transportation Service activated   

1949  People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung.   

1949  Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa.   

1949  The People's Republic of China created.   

1951  24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated.   

1951  The inaugural treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson.   

1952  The inaugural ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or.   

1953  Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras.   

1954  British colony of Nigeria is recorded as becoming a federation.   

1955  "Honeymooners" premieres.   

1955  Commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), inaugural of postwar supercarriers.   

1956  Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36   

1957  B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack.   

1958  Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia   

1958  Inauguration of NASA.   

1958  Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA.   

1960  Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day).   

1961  A believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha   

1961  East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon   

1961  Roger Maris sets record of 61 HRs, last off of Tracy Stallard   

1961  Donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60   

1962  Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia).   

1962  Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage the Beatles through 1977   

1962  James Meredith became 1st black at U of Mississippi   

1962  Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests.   

1962  The Lucy Show premiers   

1962  US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope.   

1963  Nigeria is recorded as becoming a republic within the Commonwealth   

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1207  Henry iii: King of england (1216-72)   

1507  Giacomo barozzi da vignola: Italian architect   

1540  Johann jakob grynaeus: Swiss protestant clergyman   

1549  Anna of h bartolomaeus: Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery   

1577  Fidelis of sigmaringen: Swiss friar, martyr, and saint   

1620  Nicolaes pietersz berchem: Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

1644  Alessandro stradella: Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean rousseau: Composer   

0290  Death of [christian] bacchus: Roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  Death of Vedastus st vaast: 1st bishop of atrecht/saint,   

0552  Teja: King of ostrogoten,   

0959  Death of King edwy of england: King edwy of england   

0976  Al-hakam ii: Moors kalief of cordoba,   

1040  Death of Alan iii: Duke of brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  Gerard de ridefort: Grandmaster of the knights templar   

1310  Death of Beatrice of burgundy: Lady of bourbon (b. 1257)