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Oct 7, 1959: Russia’s Luna 3 spacecraft takes the first photos of the far side of the moon.

Oct 7, 1826: The first US railroad begins operation, utilizing horse-drawn cars.

Oct 6, 1866: First US train robbery takes place . . .

Oct 6, 1683: Germantown, Pennsylvania founded.

Oct 6, 1847: "Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Bronte published.

Oct 5, 1877: Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce nation surrender to the U.S. Cavalry.

Oct 5, 1910: The Republic of Portugal is established.

Oct 5, 1990: Lech Wałęsa wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Oct 4, 1582: The Gregorian calendar is introduced . . .

Oct 4, 1853: The Crimean War begins.

Oct 4, 1970: Janis Joplin joins the 27 Club.

Oct 3, 1929: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes changes its name to Yugoslavia.

Oct 3, 1990: East and West Germany are reunited.

Oct 3, 1935: Benito Mussolini invades Ethiopia.

Oct 2, 1950: “Peanuts” comic strip is first published.

Oct 2, 1967: Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American US Supreme Court justice.

Oct 2, 1535: Jacques Cartier lands in Hochelaga, now Montreal.

USA, Scott Nr E1 (1885)

USA, Scott Nr 1286A (1968)

Greece, Scott Nr 578 (1955)

September 29, 1547: “Don Quixote” author, Miguel de Cervantes, is born.

September 29, 1966: Bechuanaland becomes the independent Republic of Botswana.

September 30, 1399: Henry Bolingbroke becomes King Henry IV of England.

Chad, Scott Nr 233a (1971)

September 29, 1364: Battle of Auray took place at the French town of Auray.

September 29, 1848: Hungarian forces defeat Croats at Pákozd.

September 29, 1567: War of Religion breaks out in France ; Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX

Guernsey, Scott Nr 356 61 (1987)

Greece, Scott Nr 402 (1937)

Canada 445 1966

September 26, 2006: My wife arrives in America from China.

September 27, 1973: Soyuz 12 is launched.

September 27, 1938: Lou Gehrig hits the first home run of his career.

September 27, 1912: The first blues song is published, W C Handy’s “Memphis Blues.”

September 26, 1892: John Philip Sousa's band gives its first public performance.

September 26, 1087: Robert Curthose becomes King William II of England.

September 26, 1480: The 1st two inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition are assigned.

September 25, 1493: Columbus sets off on his 2nd voyage to the New World.

September 25, 1890: Sequoia National Park is established.

September 25, 1897: Author William Faulkner is born, in Oxford, Mississippi.

September 24,1789: United States Supreme Court is established.

September 24/1989: Pope John Paul II declared Galileo was right after all.

September 24/1986: United States Congress adopts the rose as the US national flower.

Italian East Africa, Scott Nr 23 (1938)

September 23, 1846: The planet Neptune is discovered by Johann Gottfried Galle.

September 23, 1846: The planet Neptune is discovered by Johann Gottfried Galle.

September 22, 1956: Last episode of the Honeymooners airs.

September 22, 1862: Otto von Bismarck becomes premier of Prussia.

September 22, 1911: Pitcher Cy Young wins is 511th and final game.

USA, Scott Nr 1364 (1968)

Turkey, Scott Nr 1715 17 (1966)

Armenia, Scott Nr 433 (1992)

Belize, Scott Nr 594 (1981)

September 20, 1948: Author George R. R. Martin is born.

September 20, 1519: Magellan sets sail to circumnavigate the world.

September 20, 1927: The Babe Whacks #60

September 20, 1964: Malta Gains Independence from Great Britain

September 19, 1959: Khruschev Doesn't Visit Disneyland

September 19, 1955

September 19, 1783

USA, Scott 1204 Dag Hammarskjold

Sep 18, 1872 - Oscar II becomes King of Norway and Sweden

Sep 18, 1872 - Oscar II becomes King of Norway and Sweden

Sep 17, 1931 - Israel, Scott #1908

USA C91 92 Wright Bros

USA 4665 Antietam

USA 798 Constitution

Spain 945 Menendez de Aviles

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