Event of Interest
Oct 1 A downturn in the stock market leads to a run on the dollar; US President Theodore Roosevelt later calls on financier J. P. Morgan to help manage the financial crisis
- Oct 1 Plaza Hotel at 5th Avenue & 59th Street opens in New York
- Oct 5 Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) plays first game; Montreal beats Toronto, 17-8 in Montreal
Event of Interest
Oct 17 Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland
Event of Interest
Oct 22 Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum & Bailey circus