Oct 2 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Bob Martin wins when fellow Scot Davie Strath refuses to take part in a playoff after pair finish on 176 Oct 6 American Library Association organized in Philadelphia Oct 9 1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires Oct 16 Race riot at Cainhoy SC (5 whites & 1 black killed) Historic Event Oct 17 Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River Journalist and Explorer Henry Morton Stanley Oct 23 New Orleans Mint reopens as an assay office Oct 26 South Carolina Governor Chamberlain sends a company of federal troops to quell racial disturbances in Cainhoy Oct 31 Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (Modern-day Bangladesh), over 200,000 killed 1875 Historical Events by Year 1877
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