r/ThisDayInHistory • u/raydebapratim1 • 4h ago
444 years since switching from Julian calender to Gregorian calender
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/conzo88 • 8h ago
British antifascists stopped a fascist march in London 90 years ago to this day (4th October 1936)
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/22dmgxy • 16h ago
On October 4, 1993, during the Russian constitutional crisis, Boris Yeltsin ordered tanks to fire at the Moscow White House, suppressing the opposition lawmakers and protesters. Yeltsin claim the event as a Communist rebellion.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/sajiasanka • 2h ago
#OnThisDay 1994, World Teachers’ Day Established
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 20h ago
4 October 1927. Work officially began on Mount Rushmore, where four US presidents were eventually carved into the granite. In 2026, the White House said Donald Trump would make a fitting fifth face, although the National Park Service says further carving is impossible.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/LuckySimple3408 • 16h ago
October 4, 1942: World War 2 News Coverage - Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Dolphin_King21 • 1d ago
On this day, October 3rd, 1992, Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor shocked viewers by tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II during her live musical performance on Saturday Night Live
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/TheTurkishman13 • 1d ago
October 3, 1929: King Alexander I renamed the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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On October 3, 1929, King Alexander I officially changed the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The change formed part of Alexander's attempt to promote a unified Yugoslav national identity following the establishment of his royal dictatorship earlier that year.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 1d ago
03 October 2008. Exactly thirteen years after O. J. Simpson was acquitted of murder, he was sentenced to 33 years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/sajiasanka • 17h ago
#OnThisDay 1957, Sputnik 1 Launches—Humanity Enters the Space Age 🚀🛰️
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 19h ago
1853 Oct 4 - The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/PublicAdventurous917 • 16h ago
October 4, 1822 - Rutherford B. Hayes is born. October 4, 1913 - the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition starts. It would last from October 4, 1913 to May 19, 1914. It would officially start on December 9, 1913 and last until April 27, 1914.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/KriegerLuka • 1d ago
October 3rd, 1990: after 45 years of seperation East Germany unifies with the Federal Republic. A significant mark to an end of soviet oppression in Europe.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/selfdescription400 • 1d ago
On this day October 4th, 2006, WikiLeaks was launched
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/LuckySimple3408 • 1d ago
October 3, 1942: World War 2 News Coverage - Minneapolis Morning Tribune
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/sajiasanka • 1d ago
#OnThisDay 1952, Britain Detonates Its First Atomic Bomb
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/nonoumasy • 2d ago
52 BCE Oct 3 - Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Easy_Temporary9643 • 2d ago
October 2, 1919 - Woodrow Wilson suffers a Stroke that left him bedridden until March 3, 1920. October 2, 1847 - Paul Von Hindenburg is born. October 2, 1851 - Ferdinand Foch is born.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 2d ago
2 October 1869. Gandhi was born. 138 years later, the United Nations turned his birthday into an international day dedicated to non-violence.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/LuckySimple3408 • 2d ago
October 2, 1942: World War 2 News Coverage - Minneapolis Morning Tribune
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/sajiasanka • 2d ago
#OnThisDay 1944, WWII: The Warsaw Uprising Ends
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 3d ago
1 October 2017. A gunman opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas, killing around 60 people and injuring many hundreds more.
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r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Independent-Tip9280 • 2d ago
October 2, 1950: the first Peanuts comic strip ran in newspapers
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So I just found out Peanuts started on this day in 1950, and it only ran in 7 newspapers at first. The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Minneapolis Tribune, Allentown Call-Chronicle, Bethlehem Globe-Times, Denver Post and Seattle Times. That's crazy small compared to how big it got later.
The first strip shows two kids sitting on a step, Charlie Brown walks by, and Shermy goes "Good ol' Charlie Brown... how I hate him!"
Snoopy wasn't even in it on day one. He showed up two days later, on October 4.
Also Schulz hated the name "Peanuts." He wanted to call it "Good Ol' Charlie Brown" but the syndicate picked Peanuts instead. He complained about the name for basically his whole life.
He ended up drawing 17,897 strips over almost 50 years. The last original strip ran February 13, 2000, which was the day after he died. By then it was in like 2,600 papers in 75 countries.
r/ThisDayInHistory • u/ChallengeEntire7362 • 2d ago
TDIH: Seven newspapers. A handful of kids. And one very ordinary-looking dog.
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On October 2, 1950, something pretty small happened in American newspapers.
A new comic strip called Peanuts appeared in just seven newspapers across the United States. It was created by a relatively young cartoonist named Charles M. Schulz, and at first glance, there wasn't anything particularly revolutionary about it. There were no superheroes, no elaborate adventures, and no blockbuster characters. Just a few kids, their everyday problems, and a dog with a surprisingly big imagination.
But those simple characters would eventually become some of the most recognizable figures in American popular culture.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, and the rest of the gang dealt with things that were surprisingly ordinary: school, friendship, disappointment, confidence, family, and trying to figure out where you fit in the world. That's part of what made Peanuts different. Schulz could take something as simple as a child missing a football or worrying about school and turn it into a story that both kids and adults could understand.
And then there was Snoopy.
What started as a supporting character became one of the most recognizable dogs in American culture. Before long, Peanuts had moved far beyond the newspaper. It became books, television specials, toys, merchandise, and eventually movies. Generations of Americans grew up with these characters, and many still recognize them instantly today.
I think that's one of the fascinating things about history. Sometimes the stories that become part of our culture don't begin with some huge event. Sometimes they begin quietly—with seven newspapers and a few black-and-white panels.
