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  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 13, 1943: Italy declares war on Germany, one month after surrendering to the Allies.

    Italy, Scott Nr 416 (1941)
    Italy, Scott Nr 416 (1941)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 14, 1066: William the Conqueror defeats King Harold, in the Battle of Hastings.

    Alderney, Scott Nr 552-57 (2016)
    Alderney, Scott Nr 552-57 (2016)

    Alderney, Scott Nr 556 (2016)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 14, 1806: Napoleon Bonaparte crushes the Prussian army at Jena, Germany.

    France, Scott Nr B263 (1951)
    France, Scott Nr B263 (1951)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 14, 1964: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating a policy of non-violence.

    USA, Scott Nr 1771 (1979)
    USA, Scott Nr 1771 (1979)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 15, 1817: Thaddeus Kosciusko, Polish-born US Revolutionary war hero, dies.

    USA, Scott Nr 734 (1933)
    USA, Scott Nr 734 (1933)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 15, 1928: German dirigible “LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin” arrives in the US on its maiden commercial flight.

    USA, Scott Nr C13 (1930)
    USA, Scott Nr C13 (1930)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 15, 1951: The first episode of “I Love Lucy" is televised.

    USA, Scott Nr 3187l (1999)
    USA, Scott Nr 3187l (1999)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 15, 1917: Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside of Paris.

    Central African Republic (2017)
    Central African Republic (2017)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    (oops. see next post.)


  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 16, 1793: Queen Marie Antoinette is beheaded by guillotine during the French Revolution.

    Chad, Scott Nr 232C (1971)
    Chad, Scott Nr 232C (1971)
    Marie Antoinette Executed
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 16, 1934: Mao Tse-tung sets out on the “Long March.”

    China, Scott Nr 271-72 (1955)
    China, Scott Nr 271-72 (1955)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 16, 1940: Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr becomes the first African-American general in the US Army.

    USA, Scott Nr 3121 (1997)
    USA, Scott Nr 3121 (1997)
  • Dave BennettDave Bennett
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    Ted ------- Thank you for doing this every day! I'm enjoying seeing what relevant stamps you come up with as much as learning the history behind them!

    I just want to point out that the two Marie Antoinette stamps you showed are strangely different than the ones in my collection! --- ??

    headless Marie1

    headless Marie2

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  • Doug BriscoeDDoug Briscoe
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    [laughter emoji]
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    "Ted ------- Thank you for doing this every day! I'm enjoying seeing what relevant stamps you come up with as much as learning the history behind them!"

    Thanks, Dave. I'm having fun looking up events and finding stamps for them. It's a learning experience in history AND stamps.
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 17, 1777: British Maj. Gen. John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 men at Saratoga, N.Y.

    USA, Scott Nr 1728 (1976)
    USA, Scott Nr 1728 (1976)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 17, 1781: Lt. General Charles Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.

    USA, Scott Nr 703 (1931)
    USA, Scott Nr 703 (1931)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 17, 1933: Albert Einstein arrives in America, after fleeing Germany.

    USA, Scott Nr 1285 (1965)
    USA, Scott Nr 1285 (1965)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 18, 1867: The Alaska territory is formally transferred to the U.S. from Russian control.

    USA, Scott Nr 370 (1909)
    USA, Scott Nr 370 (1909)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 18, 1867: The rules for American football are formulated at a meeting in New York among delegates from Columbia, Rutgers, Princeton and Yale universities.

    USA, Scott Nr 1382 (1969)
    USA, Scott Nr 1382 (1969)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 18, 1912: The First Balkan War breaks out between the members of the Balkan League–Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Montenegro–and the Ottoman Empire.

    Bulgaria, Scott Nr 3287 (1987)
    Bulgaria, Scott Nr 3287 (1987)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    ERRATUM

    It seems I was a victim of fake news. One of my internet history sources cited Oct 17 as the day Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown (see above). In fact, Oct 19th is the correct day, and that website also has the event listed on this day. (Crazy, isn't it?)

    The author of the previous post regrets the error. :)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 19, 1952: HipStamper David Hicks is born. Happy Birthday, David!

    USA, Scott Nr 4079 (2006)
    USA, Scott Nr 4079 (2006)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 19, 1914: US Mail first delivered in government owned vehicles.

    USA, Scott Nr E14 (1925)
    USA, Scott Nr E14 (1925)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Here's an historic event we can all sink our teeth into:

    Oct 19, 1917: The first doughnut is fried by Salvation Army volunteer women for American troops in France during World War I. (So, why was June 3 selected for National Donut Day?)

    USA, National Donut Day Cover (2011)
    USA, Nat'l Donut Day Cover (2011)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Hey, this ain't funny, man.

    Oct 19, 1226: King John Lackland of England dies after eating too many peaches washed down with beer.

    St Vincent & Grenadines (2010)
    St Vincent & Grenadines (2010)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 20, 1740: Maria Theresa becomes Empress of Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia.

    Austria, Scott Nr 111a (1908)
    Austria, Scott Nr 111a (1908)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 20, 1803: US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.

    USA, Scott Nr 327 (1904)
    USA, Scott Nr 327 (1904)
  • Ted TyszkaTed Tyszka
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    Oct 20, 1968: American Olympian Dick Fosbury flops his way to an Olympic record and gold medal.

    Chad, Scott Nr 204 (1969)
    Chad, Scott Nr 204 (1969)
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