October 10 - A Massive Hurricane, The First Satellite Broadcast, London Bridge In Arizona

1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean.

1957 -  U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.

1964 - The opening ceremony at The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.

1971 - Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

1973 -  Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.

1985 -  United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.