On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People’s Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China’s permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently [...]
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On October 24, 1972, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson, died at the age of 53 in Stamford, Connecticut. On the same day in 2005, Rosa Parks passed away in Detroit at the age of 92. Parks inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she was arrested for refusing to give up [...]
October 24 is United Nations Day. On October 24, 1945, the UN Charter, signed on June 26, 1945, formally entered into force. Review the text of the UN Charter.
On October 23, 1707, the Parliament of the United Kingdom met for the first time in London, England. Learn more about the history of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
On October 23, 1987, the US Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork by a vote of 58-42.
On October 22, 1962, President John Kennedy announced a naval blockade of Cuba. After six days of negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis. Learn more about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the George Washington University.
On October 22, 1685, the Edict of Nantes, which permitted religious freedom in France, was revoked by King Louis XIV, prompting thousands of French Protestants, Huguenots, to flee the country. Read the instrument of revocation in English.
On October 21, 1977, the European Patent Institute (EPI) was established by the European Patent Organisation pursuant to the European Patent Convention. The EPI serves as a non-governmental professional organization for patent lawyers in Europe.
On October 21, 1876, the West Publishing Company, founded by John B. West, published its first law reporter, The Syllabi, which promised to provide Minnesota lawyers with legal intelligence that was “prompt, interesting, full, and at all times thoroughly reliable.” The Syllabi eventually became the Northwestern Reporter, which later evolved into West’s National Reporter System.
On October 21, 1781, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II issued the Patent of Toleration, which granted religious freedom to Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire.
