Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Today is the 279th day of 2026. There are 86 days left in this year.
Notable Events
1683
Thirteen families from Krefeld, Germany, arrived in present-day Philadelphia to begin Germantown, one of America's oldest settlements.
1884
The Naval War College was established in Newport, R.I.
1889
The Moulin Rouge in Paris first opened its doors to the public.
1927
The era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of ''The Jazz Singer,'' starring Al Jolson, a movie which featured both silent and sound-synchronized scenes.
1939
In an address to the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler denied having any intention of war against France and Britain.
1949
American-born Iva Toguri D'Aquino, convicted as Japanese wartime broadcaster ''Tokyo Rose,'' was sentenced in San Francisco to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000.
1973
War erupted in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria attacked Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday.
1976
In his second debate with Jimmy Carter, President Ford asserted there was ''no Soviet domination of eastern Europe.'' Ford later conceded that he had misspoken.
1979
Pope John Paul II, on a week-long U.S. tour, became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Carter.
1981
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by extremists while reviewing a military parade.
1987
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 against the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court.
Notable Deaths
1983
Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York died at age 62.
1989
Actress Bette Davis died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, at age 81.