October 7, 1913: Ford Changes Industry Forever

On October 7, 1913, the Ford Motor Company revolutionized industrial manufacturing by introducing the assembly line at its Highland Park plant in Michigan. This groundbreaking innovation would forever change the way products were manufactured, ushering in the age of mass production and transforming the…

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October 2, 2002: Washington DC Goes On Edge

The Beltway sniper attacks, a terrifying and highly publicized crime spree, began on October 2, 2002, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Over the course of three weeks, the sniper duo of John Allen Muhammad and his teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, conducted a…

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October 2, 1967: The Supreme Makes History

On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a United States Supreme Court justice. His ascension to become the first African-American Supreme Court justice position stands as a momentous chapter in American legal and civil rights history. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in…

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