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Oct 26, 1760: The shootout at the O.K. Corral.

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Oct 26, 1774: The first Continental Congress concludes in Philadelphia.

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Oct 26, 1942: The Japanese attack Guadalcanal, sinking two U.S. carriers.

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USA, Scott Nr 1773 (1979)

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Russia, Scott Nr 4486 (1976)

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Mauritius, Scott Nr 266 (1961)

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Guernsey, Scott Nr 891 (2006)

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USA, Scott Nr 3184o (1998)

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Germany, Scott Nr 1993 (1998)

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USA, Scott Nr 3000a (1995)

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Oct 23, 1694: American colonial forces led by Sir William Phips, fail in an attempt to seize Quebec.

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Oct 23, 4004BC, 9:00am: The world is created, according to James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh.

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Oct 23, 1956: The Hungarian Revolution begins.

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USA, Scott Nr 1242 (1964)

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USA, Scott Nr 2054 (1983)

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Oct 21, 383: St Ursula and 11,000 virgins (I’m not making this up) are massacred.

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Oct 21, 1917: The first US military members see action in WWI.

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Oct 22, 1797: The first successful parachute descent is made by Andre-Jaques Garnerin.

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USA, Scott Nr 327 (1904)

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Chad, Scott Nr 204 (1969)

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Austria, Scott Nr 111a (1908)

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Oct 19, 1914: US Mail is first delivered in government owned vehicles.

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Oct 19, 1226: King John Lackland of England dies of an overdose of peaches and beer.

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Oct 19, 1917: The first doughnut is fried by Salvation Army volunteer women for . . .

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Oct 18, 1867: The rules for American football are formulated . . .

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Oct 18, 1867: The Alaska territory is formally transferred to the U.S. from Russian control.

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Oct 18, 1912: The First Balkan War breaks out . . .

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Oct 17, 1777: British Maj. Gen. John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 men at Saratoga, N.Y.

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Oct 17, 1781: Lt. General Charles Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

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Oct 17, 1933: Albert Einstein arrives in America, after fleeing Germany.

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Oct 15, 1917: Mata Hari, the archetype seductive female spy, is executed by a French firing squad.

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Alderney, Scott Nr 556 (2016)

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Marie Antoinette Executed

Oct 16, 1940: Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr becomes the first African-American general in the US Army.

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Oct 16, 1934: Mao Tse-tung sets out on the “Long March.”

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Oct 16, 1793: Queen Marie Antoinette is beheaded by guillotine during the French Revolution.

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