Historical Events in October 1892

Oct 1 University of Chicago opens

Oct 5 Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville, Kansas bank holdup

Oct 8 Sergei Rachmaninoff first performs "Prelude in C-sharp-Minor" in Moscow

Oct 10 Entire Hong Kong national cricket team dies in shipwreck off Taiwan

Oct 12 US Pledge of Allegiance first recited in public schools during Columbus Day

Oct 18 1st commercial long-distance phone line opens (Chicago-NY)