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October history 1 - The Model T car goes on sale for the first time (1908) 4 - East and West Germany unite as the Republic of Germany (1990) 6 - The Jazz Singer, first full-length "talkie" film opens (1927) 8 - The Great Fire of Chicago erupts (1871) 20 - U.S. and Britain set US-Canadian border at the 49th parallel (1818) 26 - Shootout at the O.K. Corral starts between the Clantons and the Earp families 27 - NY subway begins operating, the first underground rail system in the world (1904) 31 - Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to Wittenberg's palace church (1517)

October holidays: 16-World Food Day ~ 31-Halloween

October Birthdays 1 - Julie Andrews 2 - Groucho Marx 4 - Frederic Remington 9 - John Lennon 10 - Dale Earnhardt Jr 11 - Eleanor Roosevelt 14 - Dwight D. Eisenhower 16 - Angela Lansbury 20 - Bela Lugosi 23 - Johnny Carson 25 - Johann Strauss 31 - Dan Rather