9 October 1900
The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1834
The opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1799
HMS Lutine sinks with the loss of 240 men and a cargo worth £1,200,000.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1779
A combined Franco-American assault on British defences during the Siege of Savannah is repulsed with heavy casualties.
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1683
Allied Imperial and Polish-Lithuanian forces defeat the retreating Ottoman forces in the battle of Parkany.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1635
Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony after religious and policy disagreements.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1604
Kepler's Supernova is the most recent supernova to be observed within the Milky Way.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1594
Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social9 October 1594
Pressed by a food embargo, the five Catholic cantons of Central Switzerland declare war on the Protestant canton of Zurich, starting the Second War of Kappel
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@bandersonwriter.bsky.socialAMAZING post for #educators from KidLit Grove with activities to get kids thinking!
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@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social8 October 1988
Memories of Me, starring Billy Crystal, Alan King and JoBeth Williams, opened.
The comedy-drama marked Billy Crystal's first leading role in a feature film.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social8 October 1964
Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree was first published.
The beloved children's book tells the story of a tree's lifelong relationship with a boy and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social8 October 1994
The Specialist, starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone, opened.
The action thriller also featured James Woods, Rod Steiger and Eric Roberts and became a box-office hit.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social8 October 1988
Alien Nation premiered.
The sci-fi film imagined a world where humans and extraterrestrial newcomers known as Newcomers were forced to live alongside one another
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social8 October 1977
Queen released We Are the Champions.
Released as a double A-side with "We Will Rock You," the anthem became one of the most recognisable victory songs in sports history.
@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social8 October 1993
Mr. Nanny, starring Hulk Hogan, opened
The family comedy cast Hogan as a former wrestler hired to protect two mischievous children.
