Friday, October 06, 2023

History for October 6

History for October 6 - On-This-Day.com 
Shana Alexander 1925
  • 1866 - The Reno Brothers pulled the first train robbery in America near Seymour, IN. The got away with $10,000.
  • 1880 - The National League kicked the Cincinnati Reds out for selling beer.
  • 1889 - The Kinescope was exhibited by Thomas Edison. He had patented the moving picture machine in 1887.
  • 1939 - Adolf Hitler denied any intention to wage war against Britain and France in an address to Reichstag.
  • 1961 - U.S. president John F. Kennedy advised American families to build or buy bomb shelters to protect them in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union.
  • 1992 - Ross Perot appeared in his first paid broadcast on CBS-TV after entering the U.S. presidential race.

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