1881 the famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place in Tombstone Arizona 1984 the film the Terminator was released by James Cameron

1978 the movie Halloween directed by John Carpenter made its debut 2017 Chinese Premier Xi Jimping stated his new ruling council in the Great Hall of the People interestingly none of the five members were young enough to succeed hime making him ruler for life

1852 Daniel Webster died he wrote the Websters dictionary 1782-1852 2008 Bloody Friday the around the world Stock Exchanges dropped an average of 10%

42BC in the Roman Republican civil wars Brutus’s army beat Mark Antony and Octavian later Brutus would commit suicide 1977 Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announced the discovery of a 3.4 billion year old one celled fossil one of the earliest life forms on earth

1879 Thomas Edison perfected the carbonized cotton filament light bulb 1897 the worlds 1st car dealer opened in London

1854 Florence Nightingale and her staff of 38 nurses were sent into the Crimean War 1918 Margaret Owen set the world record for typing speed of 170 WPM for 1 minute