This Day In US History
Mass arrests of the Knights Templar
On Friday, October 13, 1307, around 15,000 members of the Knights Templar are rounded up and arrested in France.
Oct 9, 2026
Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam
On October 10, 1954, the Viet Minh formally take over Hanoi and control of North Vietnam.
Oct 7, 2026
Mason and Dixon draw a line, dividing the colonies
On October 10, 1767, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon complete their survey of the boundary between the colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland as well as areas that would eventually become the states of Delaware and West Virginia. The Penn and Calvert families had hired Mason and Dixon, English surveyors, to settle thei...
Oct 7, 2026
Sputnik launched
The Soviet Union inaugurates the "Space Age" with its launch of Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite.
Oct 2, 2026
The first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping mall in the United States opens
On October 8, 1956, the nation's first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping mall opens in a Minneapolis suburb. Southdale Mall was designed to lure shoppers during harsh winters.
Oct 2, 2026
