German immigrant families found Germantown in the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first major immigration of German people to America.
Benjamin Franklin arrives in Philadelphia at the age of 17.
American Revolutionary War: General Sir Henry Clinton leads British forces in the capture of Continental Army Hudson River defenses in the Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery.
French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on October 5.
Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, sparking a crisis.
Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War.
The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
Fiji becomes a republic.