This Day In History, October 6th.
Five Historical Events That Happened on October 6th
In Vilvoorde, Belgium, William Tyndale, an English scholar who translated the Bible into English, is executed for heresy.
In West Orange, New Jersey, Thomas Edison exhibits the first motion picture, "Roundhay Garden Scene," in 1889.
The first feature-length talking motion film, "The Jazz Singer," starring Al Jolson, is released in 1927, ushering in the "talkies" period.
Egypt and Syria launch an unexpected attack on Israel, kicking off the Yom Kippur War.
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic resigns in 2000, following huge protests against his administration.
1536: William Tyndale, an English scholar who translated the Bible into English, is executed for heresy in Vilvoorde, Belgium.
William Tyndale was a scholar who translated the Bible from its original languages into English during the English Protestant Reformation. The Catholic Church accused him of heresy, and he was arrested and imprisoned in Belgium for nearly a year before being condemned and killed in 1536. His translation effort had a profound influence on the formation of English Protestantism and shaped the English language.
1889: Thomas Edison shows the first motion picture, called "Roundhay Garden Scene," in West Orange, New Jersey.
On October 6, 1889, Thomas Edison, a brilliant inventor and early cinema pioneer, displayed the first motion picture. The film was titled "Roundhay Garden Scene," and it was shot in the United Kingdom by Louis Le Prince, the motion picture's originator. Edison had purchased the rights to Le Prince's invention and exhibited it to the public at his West Orange, New Jersey laboratory. "Roundhay Garden Scene" is a short film that depicts people wandering about in a garden and is regarded as one of the first instances of motion pictures.
1927: The era of "talkies" begins with the release of the first feature-length talking motion picture, "The Jazz Singer," starring Al Jolson.
"The Jazz Singer" is widely regarded as the first feature-length talking motion film, ushering in the age of "talkies" in cinema. The film, which was released on October 6, 1927, starred Al Jolson as the son of a Jewish cantor who dreams of becoming a jazz singer, and it included synced sound recordings of Jolson performing numerous famous songs. Despite the fact that the picture was primarily silent, with only a few sequences incorporating synchronized sound, it was a pioneering achievement in cinema history that changed the film business.
1973: Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
The Yom Kippur War began on October 6, 1973, when Egypt and Syria launched a surprise military attack on Israel. The conflict lasted three weeks and was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab powers led by Egypt and Syria. The fight began on Yom Kippur, a Jewish holy day, adding to the surprise of the onslaught and resulting in significant deaths on both sides. Although Israel was eventually able to repel the Arab forces and maintain its territorial integrity, the war had a significant impact on the region and had long-term political ramifications.
2000: Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic resigns after mass protests against his rule.
Slobodan Milosevic, the President of Yugoslavia at the time, resigned on October 6, 2000, following huge protests against his leadership. Milosevic had been in charge for more than a decade and had been widely accused of authoritarianism, corruption, and violations of human rights. Protests against his administration erupted in September 2000 and gathered traction in the weeks that followed. They were mostly peaceful, with just a few incidences of violence and conflicts with police. Milosevic was eventually compelled to quit, and a new administration was created under the leadership of Vojislav Kotunica. The events of October 6, 2000, are commonly referred to as the "Bulldozer Revolution" due to the use of bulldozers by demonstrators to smash through police roadblocks.