The Pope Who Came to America to Plead for Peace
On October 4, 1965, Pope Paul VI spent one whirlwind 14-hour day in New York — the first reigning pope ever to set foot in the United States — to beg the world's leaders for peace.
On October 4
The Day They Started Carving a Mountain
On October 4, 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum began blasting four presidents' faces into South Dakota's Mount Rushmore — a 14-year project built on sacred, contested land.
The Ten Days That Never Happened
On October 4, 1582, the last day of the Julian calendar, Pope Gregory XIII's reform deleted ten days overnight — the next morning was Friday, October 15.