October 6 in History

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: CherHalf-Breed

#1 Hit October 6, 1979 – October 12, 1979: Robert JohnSad 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 PriestClose 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

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