October 6 in History

October 6th is… National Coaches Day German-American Day National Mad Hatter Day Noodle Day National Orange Wine Day National Plus Size Appreciation Day

16700 – Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, gave its premiere performance, starting the Baroque Music period.

1876 – The American Library Association was founded.

1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system in New York City.

1948 (Earthquake) Ashgabat, Soviet Union

1948 – The first television network soap opera, Faraway Hill, is broadcast by the DuMont Network.

#1 Hit October 6, 1973 – October 19, 1973: Cher – Half-Breed

#1 Hit October 6, 1979 – October 12, 1979: Robert John – Sad Eyes

1981 – Khalid Islambouli murdered Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat.

1985 – Jem and the Holograms debuted in syndication

1986 – Double Dare premiered on Nickelodeon

 #1 Hit October 6, 1990 – October 12, 1990: Maxi Priest – Close To You

2000 – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered on CBS

2004 – Ghost Hunters premiered on Syfy

2007 – Jason Lewis completed the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe (pedal power).

2010 – Instagram was founded