October 10th is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 82 days remaining until the end of the year.
1865 • The billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt.
1933 • Dreft, the first synthetic detergent, went on sale.
1959 • Pan American World Airways announced the beginning of the first global airline service.
1965 • The Red Baron made his first appearance in the Peanuts comic strip.
1971 • Sold, dismantled and moved to the U.S., London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, AZ.
1973 • Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.
1978 • The U.S. bill authorizing the Susan B. Anthony dollar was signed by President Jimmy Carter.
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