October 27. New York City Subway opens in 1904.
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October 27, 1904. New York City subway opens. Graphic postcard showing the expanded underground design of the NYC subway system connecting to New Jersey, circa 1920.
October 26. Pony Express mail service ceases operation in 1861.
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October 26, 1861. Pony Express mail service ceases operations. Official 1876 U.S. mail envelope commemorating the Pony Express.
October 24. Revolutionary activity ramps up as Red Guards occupy buildings in Moscow in 1917.
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October 24, 1917. Revolutionary activity ramps up as Red Guards occupy buildings in Moscow. Poster from Moscow illustrating a Bolshevik method of taking power, from circa 1920.
October 23. Stock market panic begins, bringing on Great Depression in 1929.
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October 23, 1929. Stock market panic begins, bringing on Great Depression. Photographic postcard of three stock brokers reacting to plummeting prices in lower Manhattan.
October 22. International Meridian Conference declares Greenwich, England the Universal Time meridian in 1884.
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October 22, 1884. International Meridian Conference declares Greenwich, England the Universal Time meridian of longitude. Postcard of a couple of elves working on tower clock for a new years celebration.
October 21. The movie The Shiek with Rudolph Valentino premiers in 1921.
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October 21, 1921. The movie The Shiek with Rudolph Valentino premiers. Colorized photo postcard of Rudie Valentino as The Shiek.
October 20. Pope Pius XII issues the Summi Pontificatus encyclical in 1939.
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October 20, 1939. Pope Pius XII, often criticized for his tolerance of the Nazis, issues the Summi Pontificatus encyclical. Drawing by Mark Rucker entitled “Shadow Puppet.”
October 18. Mike Ditka is born in 1939.
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October 18, 1939. Mike Ditka is born. Team issued photo of Mike Ditka with the Chicago Bears football team.
October 17. Rita Hayworth is born in 1918.
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October 17, 1918. Rita Hayworth is born. Musical publicity shot of Hayworth issued in the early 1940s.
October 16. Pitcher Ellis Kinder dies in 1968.
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October 16, 1968. Ellis Kinder is dead. Photograph of Ellis Kinder pitching for the Boston Red Sox.
October 14. Chicago Cubs win World Series, defeating the Detroit Tigers 2-0 in 1908.
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October 14, 1908. Cubs win last World Series to date, beating the Tigers 2-0. Cover for the World Series program issued in Detroit, with a cartoon of manager Hughie Jennings…
October 11. The American League is legally formed from the old Western League in 1899.
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October 11, 1899. The American League is legally formed from the old Western League. Sheet Music song for the Western League of baseball clubs, with portraits of the team managers…
October 7. Christy Mathewson dies in 1925.
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October 7, 1925. Christy Mathewson is dead. Photograph of Mathewson sitting on the steps of a Sanitarium in Lake Placid, New York, circa 1920.
October 5. Anaheim, California is founded in 1857.
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October 5, 1857. Anaheim, California is founded. Ever jealous of the large city to their north, Anaheim could have tried to ban the brand of cigars promoted by the Los…
October 4. Mexico becomes a Republic with the adoption of a new Constitution in 1824.
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October 4, 1824. Mexico becomes a Republic with the adoption of a new Constitution. 1930s promotional poster for travel to Mexico.
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