Thanksgiving Proclaimed: How Lincoln Made Thanksgiving a National Holiday on October 3, 1863

On October 3, 1863, in the middle of the bloodiest war in American history, President Abraham Lincoln issued Presidential Proclamation 106, declaring that the last Thursday of ever

Xiamen Airlines Hijacking: How a Single Hijacker Caused One of History’s Deadliest Aviation Disasters on October 2, 1990

On the morning of October 2, 1990, Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301, a Boeing 737-200 carrying 93 passengers and 9 crew members, took off from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport at 6:57