October

October 1, 1890 - Yosemite National Park and Yellowstone National Park were established by the U.S. Congress

October 2, 1959 - Twilight Zone premiered on CBS

October 5, 1970 -  PBS became a televsion network

October 6, 1982 - Cats opened on Broadway and ran for nearly 18 years

October 7, 1952 -  The first patent for bar code was issued.

October 8, 1971 -  John Lennon released his megahit IMAGINE

October 9, 1984 - Kathy Sullivan became the first US woman to walk in space.

October 12, 1892 -  The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in unison by students in public schools

October 13, 1860 - First Aerial photo was taken in the US from a balloon in Boston 

October 14, 1926 - Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne was first published

October 15, 1880 - Koln Cathedral was completed, 633 years after it began.

October 16, 1923 - The Disney Company was founded.

October 19, 1919 - The first Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to a woman 

October 20, 1973 - The Sydney Opera House opened 

October 21, 1959 - The Guggenheim Museum was dedicated in New York City 

October 22, 1797 - The first parachute jump (from a hot air balloon). 

October 23, 2001 - The first  iPod was released.

October 26, 1941 - US Savings Bonds were issued

October 27, 1858 - RH Macy & Co opened their first store (gross receipts $1106) 

October 28, 1948 -  Flag of Israel was adopted 

October 29, 1886 - First ticker tape parade was invented in NYC when office workers spontaneously threw ticker tape into the streets as the Statue of Liberty was dedicated. 

October 30 - Happy Halloween!