Friday, October 23, 2026


Tomorrow in
Misc. History


1901 - Daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was 63 years old.

1929 - In The U.S., investors dumped more than 13 million shares on the stock market. The day is known as "Black Thursday."

1939 - Nylon stockings were sold to the public for the first time in Wilmington, DE.

1945 - The United Nations (UN) was formally established less than a month after the end of World War II.

1963 - The Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland.

1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series.


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If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
- Woodrow Wilson



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