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Oct 9, 1000
Leif Ericson's Ships reach Vinland
Leif Erikson was the first European to set foot in the New World, opening a new land rich with resources for the Vikings to explore. -
Oct 21, 1096
Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea defeats 1st Crusaders
Kilidj was 16-years-old then -
Sep 30, 1452
1st book Published
Johann Guttenberg's Bible
Published in Germany -
Oct 18, 1469
Ferdinand and Isabella marry
Ferdinand of Aragon marries Isabella of Castile in Valladolid, thus beginning a cooperative reign that would unite all the dominions of Spain and elevate the nation to a dominant world power. -
Oct 2, 1492
King Henry VII of England invades France
The biggest invasion of France since Henry V -
Oct 4, 1539
King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef (cleeves) marry
Anne married Henry at Greenwich on 6 January 1540 -
Mary Queen of Scots Goes on trial
She goes on trail for Conspiracy against Elizabeth. She was executed. -
Marie-Antoinette is Beheaded
She was killed as a part of the French Revolution. -
Great Chicago fire begins
Nearly 300 persons died; 18,000 buildings were destroyed; 100,000 people (one-third of the city) were homeless -
Boer War begins in South Africa
The South African Boer War begins between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. -
Henry Ford institutes moving Assembly line
He made it in Michigan -
Capone goes to Prison
gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. -
The Worst Driver in American History
a 75-year-old male driver received 10 traffic tickets, drove on the wrong side of the road four times, committed four hit-and-run offenses, and caused six accidents, all within 20 minutes. -
Two Germanys Unite
After 45 years with Jubilation and a Vow of Peace
