October 1900 - October 1, 1900 (Monday)

October 1, 1900 (Monday)

• Winston Churchill, 25, was elected to the British House of Commons as one of two MPs from the constituency of Oldham. Running on the Conservative ticket, Churchill had a margin of only 222 votes over his Liberal Party opponent, Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford.
• After passing the entrance examinations and gaining admission to Radcliffe College, Helen Keller began classes. "The many friends of Helen Keller, the phenomenal blind deaf-mute, will be gratified to learn that she has passed the entrance examination to Radcliffe College with flying colors ...", the New York Times noted on its front page of October 8.
• American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) created a separate "Department of Long Distance Lines"
• The Detroit Evening Times was established by publisher James Schermerhorn.