This week in history

• On Oct. 1, 1856, the Revue de Paris publishes the first segment of “Madame Bovary” by Gustave Flaubert. The novel, about the romantic illusions of a country doctor’s wife and her adulterous liaisons, scandalized French traditionalists. Flaubert was brought to trial for obscenity in 1857. He was acquitted, and the book became a popular success.

• On Oct. 2, 1922, the New York Stock Exchange opens the doors to its new offices. Like its predecessor, the 11-story building was located in downtown New York City, at 11 Wall Street.

• On Sept. 27, 1935, 13-year-old singer and actress Judy Garland signs her first contract with MGM. In 1939, Garland became a major star after playing Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” a role originally intended for Shirley Temple. Garland received a special juvenile Oscar for her performance.

• On Sept. 26, 1945, Lt. Col. Peter Dewey, a U.S. Army officer with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Vietnam, is shot and killed in Saigon when he refuses to stop at a roadblock manned by the Viet Minh. He was the first American soldier to die in Vietnam.

• On Sept. 30, 1954, the U.S. Navy commissions the world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus.