October 7

RIP Edgar Allan Poe (1849); World’s oldest airline still operating, KLM, is founded (1919); HBD Nobel Prize-winner Desmond Tutu (1931); Saint Teresa of Calcutta, or Mother Teresa, starts her Missionaries of Charity (1950); Russian President Vladimir Putin born (1952).

October 6

Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer born (1917); Yom Kippur War begins (1973); Pope John Paul II is first pope to visit White House (1979); Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, assassinated (1981); RIP Hollywood legend Bette Davis (1989). 

October 5

Harry Truman makes first US presidential television address (1947); HBD astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958); PBS launches (1970); HBD actress Kate Winslet (1975); RIP Steve Jobs (2011).

October 3

Did you know...... that today is the birthday of Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac (1949); Chubby Checker, rock singer (1941); Tommy Lee of Motley Crue (1962); Gwen Stefani of No Doubt (1969); and Stevie Ray Vaughan of Double Trouble (1954). Celebrate by listening to your favorite music today.

October 2

Mahatma Gandhi born (1869); HBD fashion designer Donna Karan (1948); Thurgood Marshall sworn in as first Black Supreme Court justice (1967); Rock Hudson is first major US celebrity to die from AIDS-related complications (1985); RIP Tom Petty (2017).

Charles Kettering

Marlene

Who was Charles Kettering? He was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents. He was a founder of Delco, and was head of research at General Motors from 1920 to 1947.

What an amazing journey he took in life. There's an article about Mr. Kettering on the Engineers Club of Dayton Ohio website. 

October 1

Yosemite National Park is established (1890); HBD President Jimmy Carter (1924); HBD actress Dame Julie Andrews (1935); Walt Disney World opens (1971); 58 killed, 868 injured in mass shooting in Las Vegas (2017).