31 October Holy Picture Painted

1541 "The Last Judgment" painted by Buonarroti in Rome's Sistene Chapel.

30 October Monarchy Self Limits

1905 Tsar Nicholas II agrees to limits on his power such as a legislature (Duma) and civil liberties.

29 October Space Rock Visited

1991 In a first the Galileo spacecraft visits an asteroid on the way to Jupiter.

28 October Prohihition Act Effective

1919 Volstead act which carries out the 18th amendment passed the objections of President Wilson notwithstanding.

27 October Jobs Bill Signed

1978 Hawkins Humphry Full Employment Act signed by President Carter.

26 October Modren Writing Implement First Used

1492 Graphite pencils first used.

25 October Bulidang Rule Made

1521 Wooden buildings in Amsterdam banned by Emperor Charles V.

24 October Counties Secede

1861 Unionist counties in western Virginia under the name West Virginia secede from the state.

23 October Book Printed

1760 First Jewish prayer book printed in America .

22 October Many Wait

1844 Millerite Adventists wait for second coming and  are ultimately disappointed after the second failure. Miller thought he miscalculated the first time and revised his math.

21 October Former King Arrested

1921 Deposed Emperor of Austria Karl I who also was king of Hungary arrested for a coup attempt.

20 October "Rights Ended"

1988 During Crackdown on IRA the right to remain silent is ended in Britain.

19 October "War Ends"

1951 President Truman ends state of war with Germany fighting had ended in May 1945 under an unconditional surrender but there was no government as the allies had imprisoned the German leaders and the country was occupied by the allies.

18 October "Persons" Redefinded

1929 Canada redefines persons wo include women.

17 October Black Saved

1893 Ohio National guard saves a black man who was about to be lynched killing three of the assailants in the process.

16 October City Taken

1781 Yorktown taken by Washington after French\American siege.

15 October Deposed Leader Arrives

1815 Napoleon I arrives in ST. Helena where he spent the last 6 years of his life

14 October Switching Goes Automatic

1922 Pennsylvania exchange in New York City becomes the first to use all automatic switching.

13 October President on Radio

1978 President Carter goes on NPR to answer questions posed by telephone.

12 October Interrogation Occurs

1518 Martin Luther interrogated by papal representative.

11 October Phones Out of Service

1983 Last hand cranked phones taken offline in united States when town of Bryant Pond Maine switches 440 customers to automatic switching.

10 October Second in Command Resigns

1973 Spiro Agnew resigns as Vice President and is replaced by Gerald Ford under the 25th amendment which provides that Congress confirms a nominee of the president for the position.

9 October City Occupied

1660 Russians and Austrian occupy Berlin.

8 October Skilled Leadership In

1862 Otto Von Bismarck made Chancellor of German Empire

7 October Meeting Convenes

1765 Stamp Act Congress convenes in New York.

6 October President Makes Mistake

1976 President Ford says "There is no soviet domination in Eastern Europe."

5 October Nation Accepts Borders and Agrees to Apply

1925 Germany agrees to borders between it and France and it and Belgium and says it will ask to part of the League of Nations

4 October Department Establioshed

1648 Peter Stuyvesant starts first volunteer fire department in America.

3 October Fax Sent

1922 Telephone lines first used to send a Photograph.

2 October Allies Out

1990 Allies give up any remaining control of Germany.

1 October "Treatment" Forbidden

2012 California bans gay conversion therapy for minors.