| 741 | | Charles Martel of Gaul dies at Quiezy. His mayoral power is divided between his two sons, Pepin III and Carloman. |
| 1746 | | Princeton University, in New Jersey, receives its charter. |
| 1797 | | The first successful parachute descent is made by Andre-Jacqes Garnerin, who jumps from a balloon at some 2,200 feet over Paris. |
| 1824 | |
The Tennessee Legislature adjourns ending Davy Crockett's
state political career. |
| 1836 | |
Sam Houston sworn in as the first president of the
Republic of Texas. |
| 1862 | |
Union troops push 5,000 confederates out of Maysbille,
Ark., at the Second Battle of Pea Ridge. |
| 1859 | | Spain declares war on the Moors in Morocco. |
| 1907 | | Ringling Brothers buys Barnum & Bailey. |
| 1914 | |
U.S. places economic support behind Allies. |
| 1918 | | The cities of Baltimore and Washington run out of coffins during the "Spanish Inflenza" epidemic. |
| 1938 | | Chester Carlson invents the photocopier. He tries to sell the machine to IBM, RCA, Kodak and others, but they see no use for a gadget that makes nothing but copies. |
| 1954 | |
As a result of the Geneva accords granting Communist
control over North Vietnam, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes a crash
program to train the South Vietnamese Army. |
| 1955 | |
The prototype of the F-105 Thunder Chief makes its
maiden flight. |
| 1962 | | U.S. reveals Soviet missile sites in Cuba. President Kennedy orders a naval and air blockade on further shipment of military equipment to Cuba. Following a confrontation that threatens nuclear war, Kennedy and Khrushchev agree on October 28 on a formula to end the crisis. On November 2 Kennedy reports that Soviet missile bases in Cuba are being dismantled. |
| 1964 | | Jean Paul Satre declines the Nobel Prize for Literature. |
| 1966 | | The Soviet Union launches Luna 12 for orbit around the moon |
| 1972 | |
Operation Linebacker I, the bombing of North Vietnam
with B-52 bombers, ends. |
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