* On Oct. 10, 1877, the U.S. Army holds a funeral with full military honors for Gen. George Armstrong Custer, who was killed the previous year at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Custer was buried at West Point, where he had graduated in 1861 at the bottom of his class.

* On Oct. 9, 1936, harnessing the power of the mighty Colorado River, the Hoover Dam begins sending electricity over transmission lines spanning 266 miles of mountains and deserts to Los Angeles. At the time, the dam was the tallest in the world.

* On Oct. 13, 1967, the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks, 134-129, in the inaugural game of the American Basketball Association. The ABA offered a looser atmosphere than the stodgy NBA. Its cheerleaders wore bikinis, and trash-talking and fights on the court were common.

* On Oct. 11, 1975, “Saturday Night Live,” a comedy sketch show featuring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner, makes its debut on NBC. “SNL” would go on to become the longest-running, highest-rated show on late-night television.

* On Oct. 14, 1994, writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s crime drama “Pulp Fiction” opens in theaters. Made for less than $10 million, “Pulp Fiction” earned more than $100 million at the box office and received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

* On Oct. 15, 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rules that hearse manufacturers no longer have to install anchors for child-safety seats in their vehicles. A “funeral coach” manufacturer had petitioned for an exemption, stating that, “Children do not ride in the front seat.”