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October 15: 'I Love Lucy' Premieres

On October 15, 1951, comedic history was made when the hit television sitcom 'I Love Lucy' premiered for the first time on CBS.

Aired 10-15-19

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October 14: First Person to Fly Faster Than Speed of Sound

On this day in 1947, Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight.

Aired 10-14-19

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October 13: Boston Americans Defeat Pittsburgh Pirates

On this date in 1903, the Boston Americans defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 in Game 8 to win what was then known as the World's Championship Series. Today it's known as the World Series.

Aired 10-13-19

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October 12: Christopher Columbus Makes Landfall

In 1492, Christopher Columbus makes landfall at an island he calls San Salvador, a part of today's Bahamas.

Aired 10-12-19

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October 11: Reagan and Gorbachev Meet

On October 11, 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev open two days of arms-control talks in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Aired 10-11-19

October 10: Air Force One Goes into Service

On October 10, 1962, the president's aircraft, commonly called Air Force One, goes into service. It was a Boeing 707.

Aired 10-10-19

October 9: Hoover Dam Begins Sending Electricity

On this day in 1936, the Boulder, now called the Hoover Dam, begins sending electricity across 266 miles of mountains and deserts to Los Angeles.

Aired 10-9-19

October 8: Most Famous WWI Hero

In 1918, Alvin York almost single-handedly kills two dozen German soldiers and captured 132 prisoners in France's Argonne Forest. The most famous American warrior of World War I was a reluctant hero.

Aired 10-8-19

October 7: Battle of Kings Mountain

This day in 1780 brought the Battle of Kings Mountain, a fight Thomas Jefferson called the 'turn of the tide of success' in the Revolutionary War. Patriot militia forces annihilate a Loyalist army at Kings Mountain in South Carolina.

Aired 10-7-19

October 6: Xerography Patented

On October 6, 1942, inventor Chester Carlson patented xerography, the process that led to the development of modern photocopying machines.

Aired 10-6-19

October 5: First Nonstop Flight across Pacific

On October 5, 1931 history was made when Clyde Pangborn and his co-pilot Hugh Herndon, Jr. completed the first nonstop flight across the Pacific.

Aired 10-5-19

October 4: Mount Rushmore

High on a granite cliff in the Black Hills of South Dakota stand the massive carved images of four presidents who led the United States from colonial times into the twentieth century: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

Aired 10-4-19

October 3: Mary McLeod Bethune

As a girl, Mary McLeod Bethune dreamed of becoming a missionary in Africa. Born in 1875 to parents who had been slaves, she grew up near Maysville, South Carolina, working in cotton fields.

Aired 10-3-19

October 2: Woodrow Wilson Suffers a Stroke

On October 2, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency. The severe stroke left him paralyzed on his left side, partially blind in his right eye and emotionally agitated.

Aired 10-2-19

October 1: Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida

On this day in 1971, The Walt Disney Company expanded 'the happiest place on earth' and opened the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Aired 10-1-19

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