History of October 1

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History of October 1

331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
Alexander-the-Great-defeats-Darius

366 – St Damasus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

959 – Edgar I, the Peaceful, becomes king of all England.
Edgar-I--the-Peaceful-becomes-king

1189 – Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre.
Gerard-de-Ridefort-grandmaste

1829 – South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa
South-African-College-is-founded

1847 – Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet
Maria-Mitchell-discovers

1847 – German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG &Halske.
German-inventor-and-industrialist

1854 – The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company
The-watch-company-founded-in-1850

1867 – Karl Marx’ “Das Kapital” published
Karl-Marx-Das-Kapital-published

1880 – Thomas Edison began the commercial production of electric lamps at Edison Lamp Works in Menlo Park.
Thomas-Edison-began-the-commercial

1888 – National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time
National-Geographic-magazine

1890 – Congress officially signs Weather Bureau after it was established in 1870
Congress-officially-signs-Weather

1890 – Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (California)
Congress-establishes-Yosemite

1891 – In the U.S. state of California, Stanford University opens its doors.
In-the-US-state-of-California

1892 – University of Chicago opens
University-of-Chicago-opens

1896 – Sherlock Holmes adventure “Veiled Lodger” takes place
Sherlock-Holmes-adventure

1966 – Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases “The Times”
Newspaper-magnate-Thomson

1971 – Walt Disney World opens in Bay Lake, Florida
Walt-Disney-World-opens

1990 – Meteorite explode above Pacific Ocean
Meteorite-explode-above-Pacific-Ocean

2009 – In the United Arab Emirates, the exterior construction of the BurjKhalifa skyscraper was completed.
In-the-United-Arab-Emirates

By: Archa Dave

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