The year is 1878 and the setting is Menlo Park, New Jersey. Thomas Edison, fresh off the triumph of his phonograph, has his eyes set on the light bulb. He estimates that he and his team of 40 researchers will be able to create a working incandescent bulb in three or four months. But it wasn't until more than a year later, on October 22, 1879 (after working all day on October 21, 1879), that Thomas Alva Edison and his colleagues "perfected" the incandescent light bulb. The bulb cost USD 40,000 (about USD 850,000 in today's money) and lasted barely more than a half-day.

Muammar Gaddafi, a Libiyan rebel, political thinker and a dictator was killed on October 20 in the year 2011. He ruled more than four decades before he was ousted by a revolt in th eyear 2011. After he evade the capture he was killed by the rebel forces.

Amit Shah, an Indian politician who was born on October 22, 1964, has been the country's first Minister of Co-operation since 2021 and the Minister of Home Affairs since 2019. From 2014 to 2020, he presided over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Since 2014, he has also served as the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) chairman. In the 2019 Indian general elections, he was chosen to represent Gandhinagar in the Lok Sabha, the country's lower house of parliament. In 2017, he had previously been chosen to represent Gujarat in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. He was sworn in at the age of 54, making him the youngest Home Minister currently in office.

YashChopra was diagnosed with dengue fever on October 13, 2012, and was admitted to the Lilavatai Hospital in Bandra, Mumbai. On October 21, 2012, at the age of 80, the renowned filmmaker died of multiple organ failure caused by dengue fever. He was working on the film Jab Tak Hai Jaan at the time of his death.

The spacecraft was expected to spend around 30 minutes on Venus' rough surface, but it ended up sending data for more than 2 hours after landing on March 1, 1982. Since the 1980s, no lander has traveled to the surface of Venus, but numerous orbiters have. Venera 13, a Soviet spacecraft, was the first to send color photos from Venus's surface. Despite the fact that other landers landed before and after Venera 13, images from Venera 13 are more frequently distributed since they are in color.

India had no idea China would launch an attack, but it did. On October 20, 1962, India was invaded in what became known as the Sino-India conflict of 1962. The Indian army was unable to prepare because it believed it would never be attacked by China, resulting in a standoff between 10,000-20,000 Indian forces and 80,000 Chinese troops. The conflict lasted nearly a month and concluded on November 21, when China proclaimed a cease-fire.

Alfred Nobel, the founder of Nobel Prize was born on October 21st in the year 1833. He was a Swedish engineer, chemist, entreprenur, inventor and philanthropist. Even a synthetic element Nobelium has been named after him. Nobel Prize are given till date in so many fields and the credit goes to him.

In 1906, he was named president and majority owner. In 1919, Henry, Clara, and Edsel Ford paid $105,820,894 to buy out all minority investors and became the sole proprietors of the company. Edsel, who replaced his father as president in 1919, held the office until his death in 1943, when Henry Ford reclaimed it. When he resigned from the president for the second time in September 1945, Henry Ford suggested that his grandson, Henry Ford II, be elected. His proposal was followed by the board of directors.

Jacqueline Kennedy, once the wife of president John F Kennedy, married a Greek shipping tycoon leaving everybody stunned. Most Americans saw Jackie's marriage as her farewell to an era and a hero. "It's the end of Camelot," many people said. Many people were shocked that she was marrying outside of her church and culture.

On October 22nd 362, a mysterious fire broke out in the temple premises of Apollo in antioch.The fire consumed the roof of the building and the statue of the god, copied from Phidias' statue of Zeus (a Greek God) at Olympia.

Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland's Kaiser Hospital to Indian American immigrant and breast cancer researcher Dr. Shyamala Gopalan and Jamaican-born Donald Harris, an emeritus professor of economics at Stanford. In the fall of 1962, the pair met as PhD students at the University of California, Berkeley, and married the following year. When Kamala Harris is sworn in as the United States' vice president on January 20, she will be the first female, first Black, and first South Asian to hold the position.

The Jumanji star, Robin Williams a renowned actor at the age of 60 got married for the third time to a renowned graphic designer Susan Schneider on October 22 in the year 2011. According to Us magazine, the 60-year-old actor met Schneider shortly before he underwent heart surgery in early 2009, and she helped nurse him back to health.

Kim Karadahian or Kimberley Noel Karadashian West, an American media persoanlity, model, businesswoman and a socialite was born on 21st October in the year1980. She is now married with Kanye West and have four children and is leading a successful life.

Benjamin Netanyahu, a renowned Israeli politician was born on October 21st in the year 1949. He has served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. Moreover, he is the longest serving Israeli prime minister in the history with the official serving time of 15 years.

Shammi Kapoor, the Elvis Presley of India was born on October 21st in the year 1931. Shammi Kappor is a huge name in the whole Bollywood industry. With is acting and directing skills her had contributed a lot in Indian cinema. He was the recipient of so many awards and was a superstar in his true sense.

Chandrayaan-1, Insia's very first misson to the moon was launched on October 22nd in the year 2008 using the Polar Satelite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C11). This stelite made about 2400 orbits around the moon and the mission came to the conclusion when the communication with the spacecraft was lost on August 29th in the year 2009.

Nobody knows how or when Morgan and Jeanette first met. They dated for five years before marrying and loving each other as husband and wife, according to the only information available to the public. On October 22, 1967, the pair tied knot.