What happend on 7th October

06.10
08.10
1879

Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.

1871

16-hour fire injures 30 of Chicago's 185 firefighters.

1870

Leon Gambetta flees Paris in balloon.

1868

Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the most at any American university to that date.

1865

The Morant Bay Rebellion starts in Jamaica.

1864

Battle of Darbytown Road (American Civil War): the Confederate forces' attempt to regain ground that had been lost around Richmond is thwarted.

1864

American Civil War: Capture of the C.S.S. "Florida" — Union Warship captures the U.S.S. "Wachusett" — Confederate raider ship while in port in Bahia, Brazil.

1856

Cyrus Chambers, Jr. patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers.

1840

Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.

1826

Granite Railway (first chartered railway in the U.S.) begins operations.