Portal:Oregon/Selected anniversaries/October

October 1, 1938 the current Oregon State Capitol building is dedicated with speeches by dignitaries including Franklin D. Roosevelt.
October 2, 1867 Willamette University opens Waller Hall, the oldest college building in the state.
October 5, 1877 Chief Joseph surrenders to General Nelson Appleton Miles after leading the Nez Perce on a strategic retreat out of the Wallowa Valley.
October 12, 1962 the Columbus Day Storm does extensive damage in Western Oregon.
October 28, 1947 Governor Earl Snell, Oregon Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., and State Senate President Marshall E. Cornett all die in a small plane crash in Southern Oregon.