1861: The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln.
1901: Daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was 63 years old.
1929: In the U.S., investors dumped more than 13 million shares on the stock market. The day is known as "Black Thursday."
1945: The United Nations' charter officially took effect.
1992: The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves in Game 6 and became the first team outside the United States to win a World Series.
2008: James Harrison Brookie gets a full time job teaching history at Bunn High School.
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