October 4, 2018 — Sputnik launched - 1957
October 8, 2018 — Columbus Day
October 13, 2018 — Cornerstone of the White House laid - 1792
October 14, 2018 — Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - 1964
October 18, 2018 — Alaska purchased from Russia - 1867
October 23, 2018 — Women's Suffrage March in NYC - 1915
October 24, 2018 — Rosa Parks died this day in 2005
October 28, 2018 — Statue of Liberty dedicated - 1886
October 31, 2018 — Nevada Admission Day - 1864
October 8, 2019 — Yom Kippur
October 13, 2019 — Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
