Michelle Carr Crowe’s Three Facts You May Not Know About October 12

Michelle Carr Crowe’s Three Facts You May Not Know About October 12

By Cupertino real estate agent Michelle Carr Crowe

I love learning new facts when I take a break from selling houses in San Jose, Cupertino and Santa Clara, Calif., Here are three interesting news items you may not know from this date in history, October 12, courtesy of Wikipedia.

·         1810 – First Oktoberfest is held. The Bavarian royal family invite all the citizens of Munich to join in the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

·         1823 – Charles MacIntosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat.

·         1892 – The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in US public schools as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage.

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