Today:
105 BC – The Battle of Arausio: Roman forces are defeated by the Cimbri and Teutons in a battle near modern-day Orange, France.
1536 – William Tyndale, the English scholar who translated the Bible into English, is executed for heresy.
1683 – The first Mennonites arrive in America aboard the ship Concord, settling in Pennsylvania.
1762 – The British capture Manila, the capital of the Philippines, from Spain during the Seven Years’ War.
1889 – Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture, creating the foundation of the film industry.
1927 – The Jazz Singer, the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue, is released, marking the birth of the “talkies.”
1939 – World War II: Germany annexes western Poland after the invasion, dividing the country with the Soviet Union.
1949 – Iva Toguri D’Aquino, known as “Tokyo Rose,” is sentenced to 10 years in prison in the United States for treason.
1973 – The Yom Kippur War begins when Egypt and Syria attack Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur.
1981 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated during a military parade in Cairo.