* Milestone: A key event. An event selected for its importance in the project
2 October 1950 – The first ‘Peanuts’ cartoon was published as “Li’l Folks”
4 October 1883 – The Orient Express departs on the first official Paris to Istanbul journey
5 October 1969 – Monty Python’s Flying Circus first broadcast
8 October 1965 – Post Office Tower, London opens
14 October 1884 – George Eastman patents roll film
22 October 1884 – Greenwich Mean Time adopted internationally
23 October 1941 – Walt Disney’s movie “Dumbo” premieres
24 October 1945 – United Nations established
29 October 1945 – First Biro goes on sale
30 October 1973 – The Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul was completed
31 October 1541 – Michaelangelo completes “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel
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