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October 11 ~ Apollo 7 , the first manned space mission to transmit live television broadcasts from orbit, is launched on this day in 1968. More about manned space flight @ your library. In 1868 Thomas Edison patents his 1st invention, the electric voice machine. Become friends with Thomas Edison @ your library.
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October 10~ United States President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike on this day in 1913, marking the end of construction of the Panama Canal. Interested in the design and construction of the Panama Canal ? It’s @ your library! More than a year after his death, the remains of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer are buried at West Point in New York on this day in 1877. In 1972 The Washington Post prints articles by reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward that uncover a massive effort to disrupt the Democratic campaign, activities that will soon become known as “ Watergate .” The duo’s activities and findings will be immortalized in the 1976 film, All the President's Men . Get the scoop @ your library.
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October 9 ~ It’s a busy day at the patent office in 1855; Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine motor, Joshua Stoddard patents his calliope. Interested in applying for your own patent ? Get the scoop @ your library. The first generator at Boulder Dam begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles, on this day in 1936. The name of the dam was later changed to Hoover Dam . Interested in electrical transmission ? Find it @ your library.
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October 8 ~ The Great Fire of Chicago broke out on this day in 1871. The fire raged for more than 24 hours leaving in its wake more than 17,000 destroyed buildings, 250 fatalities, and 98,500 homeless. World War I hero, U.S. Corporal Alvin C. York , almost single-handedly kills 25 German soldiers and captures 132 in the Argonne Forest in France in 1918. York had originally tried to avoid being drafted as a conscientious objector. After this event he was promoted to sergeant and awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor .
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