October 10. Australia and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic ties in 1942.
October 9. Official opening to the public of the Washington Monument in 1888.
October 8. In the 1956 World Series Don Larsen pitches a perfect game.
October 7. Christy Mathewson dies in 1925.
October 6. In game four of the 1945 World Series in Chicago Billy Sianis and his goat are banished from the ballpark.
October 5. Anaheim, California is founded in 1857.
October 4. Mexico becomes a Republic with the adoption of a new Constitution in 1824.
October 3. Adolfo Luque of Cuba becomes the first Latino to play in a World Series game in 1919.
October 2. First test of a television system is made by John Logie Baird in 1925.
