October 22: Greenwich Mean Time, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the 1st Parachute Descent

On This Day in History October 22, 2020 Historical Events 1633  Battle of Liaoluo Bay: Dutch East India Company defeated by Chinese Ming naval forces in southern Fujian sea 1721  Tsar Peter the Great becomes "All-Russian Imperator" 1879  Thomas Edison perfects carbonized cotton filament light bulb 1884  International Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C. adopts Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) worldwide, creating 24 international time zones with longitude zero at the Greenwich meridian 1907  Panic of 1907: A run on Knickerbocker Trust Company stock leads to US wide run on banks 1962  Cuban Missile Crisis: US President John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba and imposes a naval blockade on Cuba, beginning the missile crisis More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Louis Riel (1844 - 1885) Robert Capa (1913 - 1954) Shaggy 52nd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Paul Cézanne (1839 - 1906) Pretty Boy Floyd (1904 - 1934) More Famous Deaths October 22: Jumping Jacques Makes First Parachute Descent Daredevil André-Jacques Garnerin took to the sky in a hydrogen balloon on this day and after cutting himself adrift performed the first 'parachute' descent. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand