History & Events

Did you know that on this day, October 13, 2010, all 33 miners trapped after a mining accident in Chile were rescued?

Did you know that on this day, October 12, 1999, the six billionth living human being was estimated to be born?

Did you know that on this day, October 11, 1984, NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space?

Did you know that on this day, October 10, 1899, Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame?

Did you know that on this day, October 9, 2006, Google announced that it had acquired YouTube?

Did you know that on this day, October 8, 1945, inventor Percy L. Spencer patented the Microwave Oven?

Did you know that on this day, October 7, 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California?

Did you know that on this day, October 6, 2010, Instagram was officially launched?

Did you know that on this day, October 5, 2005, Stephenie Meyer's vampire novel "Twilight" was published?

Did you know that on this day, October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 became Earth's first artificial satellite to go into orbit?

Did you know that on this day, October 3, 1989, the city planning simulation game SimCity was released for the Apple Macintosh?

Did you know that on this day, October 2, 1984, three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record 237 days in orbit?