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Oct 15, 1928: German dirigible LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin arrives in US on it’s maiden commercial flight.

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Oct 15, 1817: Thaddeus Kosciusko, Polish-born US Revolutionary war hero, dies.

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Oct 15, 1951: The first episode of "I Love Lucy" is televised.

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Oct 14, 1964: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . . .

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Oct 14, 1066: William the Conqueror defeats King Harold, in the Battle of Hastings.

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Oct 14, 1806: Napoleon Bonaparte crushes the Prussian army at Jena, Germany.

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Oct 13, 1775: The US Navy is established.

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Oct 13, 1943: Italy declares war on Germany, one month after surrendering to the Allies.

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Oct 13, 1792: The cornerstone is laid for the “President’s Palace,” now known as the White House.

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Oct 12, 1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience is formed.

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Oct 12, 1492: Christopher Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas.

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Oct 12, 1809: Meriwether Lewis, dies under mysterious circumstances, in Tennessee.

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Austria, Scott Nr 1875, 1985

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Austria, Scott Nr 1863 (2003)

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Austria, Scott Nr 2047 (2006)

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Ireland, Scott Nr 1571 (2004)

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Ireland, Scott Nr 1054B (1997)

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Germany, Scott Nr 1727 (1997)

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Poland, Scott Nr 2884 85 (1988)

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Oct 10, 1917: Jazz giant Thelonius Monk enters this world.

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Oct 10, 1845: The U.S. Naval Academy is founded at Annapolis, MD.

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Oct 10, 1789: Joseph Guillotin proposes a humane way of carrying out executions.

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Oct 11, 1531: Protestant reformer Huldrych Zwingli of Zurich, is killed in battle against Catholics.

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Oct 11, 1968: Apollo 7 is launched from Cape Kennedy.

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Oct 11, 1727: George Augustus is crowned King George II of England.

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Serbia, Scott Nr 81 (1904)

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Oct 9, 1934: King Alexander of Yugoslavia is assassinated by a Croatian terrorist.

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Oct 9, 1967: Che Guevarra is captured and executed by the Bolivian Army.

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Oct 9, 1888: The Washington Monument opens to the public.

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Oct 8, 1918: Sgt. Alvin C. York is awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Oct 8, 1862: Otto von Bismarck becomes Chancellor of the German Empire.

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Oct 8, 1933: The Indian Air Force is established.

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Oct 6, 1866: First US train robbery in America is committed.

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

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Oct 6, 1683: Germantown, Pennsylvania is founded.

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Martin Luther: A Man 500 Years Ahead of His Time

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