Oct. 31, 1952 - The U.S. detonated its first hydrogen bomb. -----
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Oct. 30, 1945 - The U.S. government announced the end of shoe rationing.

Oct. 29, 1682 - William Penn landed at what is now Chester, PA. He was the founder of Pennsylvania.

Oct. 27, 1904 - The New York subway system officially opened.

Oct. 27, 1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers were published in the New York Independent.

Oct. 25, 1955 - The microwave oven, for home use, was introduced by The Tappan Company.

Oct. 24, 1901 - Daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel.

Oct. 23, 1910 - Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight.

Oct. 22, 1961 - Chubby Checker appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "The Twist."

Oct. 21, 1917 - The first U.S. soldiers entered combat during World War I near Nancy, France.

Oct. 20, 1803 - The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

Oct. 19, 1765 - In the U.S., The Stamp Act Congress met and drew up a declaration of rights and liberties.

Oct. 18, 1867 - The U.S. took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased for $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre).

Oct. 17, 1777 - American troops defeated British forces in Saratoga, NY. It was the turning point in the American Revolutionary War.

Oct. 16, 1962 - U.S. President Kennedy was informed that there were missile bases in Cuba, beginning the Cuban missile crisis.

Oct. 15, 1939 - New York Municipal Airport was dedicated. The name was later changed to La Guardia Airport.

Oct. 14, 1975 - "Rock & Roll All Night" was released by Kiss.

Oct. 13, 1775 - The U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.

Oct. 12, 1933 - The U.S. Department of Justice acquired Alcatraz Island from the U.S. Army.

Oct. 11, 1968 - Apollo 7 was launched by the U.S.

Oct. 10, 1970 - "Tears Of A Clown" was released by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.

Oct. 9, 1888 - The public was admitted to the Washington Monument for the first time.

Oct. 8, 1945 - U.S. President Truman announced that only Britain and Canada would be given the secret to the atomic bomb.

Oct. 7, 1982 - The musical "Cats" opened at the Wintergarden Theatre.

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Oct. 6, 1889 - In Paris, the Moulin Rouge opened its doors to the public for the first time.

Oct. 5, 1930 - Laura Ingalls became the first woman to make a transcontinental airplane flight.

Oct. 4, 1648 - The first volunteer fire department was established in New York by Peter Stuyvesant.

Oct. 3, 1955 - "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS-TV.

Oct. 2, 1950 - "Peanuts" was published for the first time in nine newspapers.

Oct. 1, 1903 - The first modern World Series took place between the Boston Pilgrims and the Pittsburgh Pirates.