October 13, 1775- The U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a Naval Fleet. October 14, 1964- Civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. becomes the youngest person to except a Noble Peace Prize. October 15, 1946- Just hours before his scheduled execution, Hermann Goering, a Nazi leader, commits suicide by swallowing poison in his prison cells. October 16, 1964- China detonates its first nuclear bomb at the Lop Nor test site in Sinkiang. October 17, 1912- The 263rd Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, John Paul I, is born in Forno di Carnale, Italy. October 18, 1685- The Edict of Nantes gets revoked by French King Louis XIV, removing protestant religious and civil liberties. October 19, 1812- Napoleons forces begin their retreat from Moscow.
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