Letter from Kublai Khan to the Japanese Emperor 1274 Around 1,000 soldiers of the Mongol army land on the Japanese island of Tsushima in the first attack of Kublai Khan 's Mongol invasion of Japan Letter from Kublai Khan to the Japanese Emperor Women's March on Versailles 1789 Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the king and his court moved to Paris Women's March on Versailles 1813 Battle of the Thames: American forces under General William Henry Harrison defeat Tecumseh 's Confederacy and their British allies led by Henry Procter near Chatham, Upper Canada 1864 Most of Calcutta is destroyed by a cyclone, killing approximately 60,000 people 1978 Over 30 major nations ratify the Environmental Modification Convention, which prohibits weather warfare that has widespread, long-lasting or severe effects 1988 Chile votes in a referendum 56-44 against extending Augusto Pinochet 's regime by 8 years, ending the dictator's 16½ years in power 2000 Mass demonstrations in Belgrade culminate in the resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević , often called the Bulldozer Revolution 1947 Harry Truman delivers the first presidential address televised from the White House 1962 "Dr. No," the first James Bond film based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London 2017 The New York Times publishes an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein 1962 The Beatles release their first record, "Love Me Do" 1922 NY Yankees and NY Giants play out a controversial 3-3 tie in 10 innings in Game 2 of Baseball World Series at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NYC; Giants win series 4-0-1 TV sketch comedy series "Monty Python's Flying Circus" premieres on BBC1 On This Day in 1969 Jonathan Edwards 1703 - 1758 Jonathan Edwards Denis Diderot 1713 - 1784 Chester A. Arthur 1829 - 1886 Chester A. Arthur Robert H. Goddard 1882 - 1945 Robert H. Goddard Ray Kroc 1902 - 1984 Václav Havel 1936 - 2011 Steve Miller 83rd Birthday Bob Geldof 75th Birthday Imran Khan 74th Birthday

Mario Lemieux 61st Birthday Patrick Roy 61st Birthday Kate Winslet 51st Birthday A strong hurricane known as the Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Maritime Canada. Incredibly, British naval officer Stephen Martin Saxby predicts the storm 10 months earlier in December 1868 through astronomy. On This Day in 1869 1600 Marriage by proxy of Marie de' Medici and Henry IV of France 1937 Two-time Oscar winner actor Anthony Quinn (22) weds actress Katherine de Mille (26) 1945 American actress Janet Leigh (18) weds American sailor Stanley Reames at Morris Chapel in Stockton, California; divorce in 1949 1991 Director Martin Scorsese (48) divorces producer Barbara De Fina (41) after 6 years of marriage 2007 Actress Reese Witherspoon (30) divorces actor Ryan Phillippe (32) due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage Charles Cornwallis 1738 - 1805 Charles Cornwallis Tecumseh - 1813 Hortense de Beauharnais 1783 - 1837 Hortense de Beauharnais Maurice Wilkins 1916 - 2004 Maurice Wilkins Fred Shuttlesworth 1922 - 2011 Fred Shuttlesworth Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011 Two ‘lucky’ cats were treated to a $28,000 ‘wedding’ by their grateful owner on this day, with 500 human guests who brought gifts worth an incredible $60,000. October 5, 1996 Abraham Lincoln Elizabeth Cady Stanton Frederick Douglass George Washington Martin Luther King Jr. Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.