On October 30th, 1938, Orson Welles broadcast "The War of the Worlds," causing a national panic.

On October 29th, 1886, the ticker-tape parade first took place in New York City.

On October 28th, 1919, prohibition began in the United States.

On October 27th, 1904, the first New York City Subway line opened.

On October 26th, 1825, the Erie Canal opened.

On October 25th, 1828, the St. Katharine Docks opened in London.

On October 24th, 1929, "Black Thursday" marked the beginning of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

On October 23rd, 2001, the iPod was released on the market in the United States.

On October 22nd, 1964, Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature; he turned it down.

On October 21st, 1959, the Guggenheim Museum opened in New York.

On October 20th, 1910, the RMS Olympic -- sister ship to the Titanic -- was launched.

On October 19th, 202 BC, the Battle of Zama ended in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.

On October 18th, 1922, the BBC was founded.

On October 17th, 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

On October 16th, 1869, the Cardiff Giant hoax -- an elaborate prank to prove the existence of a petrified giant in Wales -- was discovered.

On October 15th, 1928, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight.

On October 14th, 1812, work on Regent's Canal began.

On October 13th, 1812, the Battle of Queenston Heights took place.

On October 12th, 1775, the United States Navy was formed.

On October 11th, 1958, NASA launched the lunar probe Pioneer 1.