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| Oct. 2 |
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| The acquittal of African-American football star O.J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife sparked a tremendous race debate in the U.S. | 1 |
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| Oct. 3 |
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| Clinton signed an order easing restrictions on trade with and travel and humanitarian aid to Cuba. | 2 |
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| Oct. 16 |
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| An estimated one million black men attended the Million Man March in Washington, DC, where the principal organizer, Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, promoted what he called a “holy day of atonement and reconciliation.” | 3 |
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| Oct. 31 |
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| In a suit against Las Vegas Hilton and its parent company, the Hilton Hotels Corp., a federal jury awarded Tailhook victim Paula A. Coughlin, a navy helicopter pilot, $16.7 million in damages. | 4 |
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| Nov. 5 |
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| An estimated 1,000 members of the United Automobile Workers union (UAW) agreed to end a four-day strike at Chrysler Corporation's McGraw Glass Division in Detroit, Michigan. | 5 |
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