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Oct. 2 – President Woodrow Wilson, who had just cut short a tour of the country promoting the formation of the League of Nations, suffers a near-fatal stroke, 1919.

Oct. 6 – President John F. Kennedy, speaking on civil defense, advises American families to build bomb shelters to protect themselves from atomic fallout in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union, 1961.

Oct. 8 – Radio show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, focusing on comic situations of a young family and based on the real-life family of show founders and stars Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, airs its first episode, 1944.

Oct. 12 – Production begins on The Wizard of Oz, the movie that would boost Judy Garland – who was 16 at the time – to international fame, 1938.

Oct. 16 – Chevrolet introduces the El Camino, a sedan-pickup created to compete with Ford’s popular Ranchero model, 1958.

Oct. 20 – After 15 years of construction, the Sydney Opera House, in Sydney, Australia, is dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II, 1973.

Oct. 25 – Comedian Minnie Pearl, destined to become a longtime fixture of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and the long-running syndicated show Hee Haw, is born, 1912.

Oct. 28 – Workers finish the final section of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, completing construction of the memorial after about two and a half years of work, 1965.


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