|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
October 10 Events in History - October 10 Birthdays - October 10 Deaths
|
|
October 10, 2006 Google buys YouTube.com for $1.6 billion October 10, 1996 Cornerstone dedication for Holocaust Museum in New York City October 10, 1995 "Garden District" opens at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City October 10, 1995 Israel begins W Bank pullback, frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners October 10, 1995 Most Dutch telephone numbers increase to 10 digits October 10, 1995 Robert E. Lucas awarded Nobel Prize in economics October 10, 1994 Lt-general Raoul Cedras resigns as dictator of Haiti October 10, 1994 MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings October 10, 1994 New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56 October 10, 1994 Nobel prize for physiology awarded to Alfred Gilman and Martin Rodbell October 10, 1994 Value of Russian ruble decreases, 3081 rubles per dollar October 10, 1993 Browns Najee Mustafaa sets club rec for longest interception (97 yds) October 10, 1993 Ferry boat leaves for west coast of South Korea, 120 killed October 10, 1993 Ted Kennedy, Jr. (32) weds psychiatrist Katherine Gershman (34) October 10, 1992 Actress Ally Sheedy weds actor David Lansbury October 10, 1992 Actress Heather Thomas weds entertainment lawyer Skip Brittenham October 10, 1992 Floriade (Flower Show) closes at Hague, Netherlands October 10, 1991 Ex-postal worker Joseph Harris kills 4 postal workers October 10, 1991 Greyhound Bus ends bankruptcy October 10, 1991 U.S. cuts all foreign aid to Haiti October 10, 1990 Oakland A's sweep Red Sox in 4 games to win ALCS October 10, 1990 U.S. 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space October 10, 1988 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win October 10, 1988 Royals announce that Dick Howser, who underwent surgery for a brain tumor in July, will return to manage the club in 1989 October 10, 1987 Bruce Springsteen releases his 9th album "Tunnel of Love" October 10, 1987 Garfield Park Nature Center opens, latest in Cleveland Metroparks October 10, 1987 Giant's Jeffrey Leonard hits playoff record HR in his 4th cons game October 10, 1986 7.5 Earthquake strikes San Salvador, El Salvador October 10, 1986 Israel Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigns October 10, 1985 Sudan adopts interim constitution October 10, 1985 U.S. fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody October 10, 1983 17th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins October 10, 1983 Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM October 10, 1983 Tom Monaghan becomes CEO of Detroit Tigers October 10, 1982 Brewers beat Angels in ALCS October 10, 1982 Hernan Siles Zuazo installed as president of Bolivia October 10, 1982 Pope John Paul II canonizes Rev M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saint October 10, 1982 U.S. imposes sanctions against Poland for banning Solidarity trade union October 10, 1981 Anwar Sadat's funeral service is held in Cairo October 10, 1980 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria October 10, 1980 Very Large Array radio telescope network dedicated October 10, 1980 Yanks lose 4-2 and are swept by Royals in AL Championship series October 10, 1979 Fleetwood Mac gets a star in Hollywood October 10, 1979 Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in 1st game October 10, 1979 Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) October 10, 1979 Recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City October 10, 1978 Aerosmith's Steve Tyler and Joe Perry injured by a cherry bomb October 10, 1978 British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published October 10, 1978 Congress approves Susan B. Anthony Dollar October 10, 1978 Daniel Arap Moi succeeds Kenyatta as president of Kenya October 10, 1978 Steve Perry joins Journey October 10, 1978 Yanks and Dodgers play in World Series # 75 October 10, 1977 11th Country Music Association Award: Ronnie Milsap wins October 10, 1976 Beijing reports arrest of Mao Tse Tung's widow October 10, 1976 New Jersey Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens October 10, 1976 Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33 October 10, 1975 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt October 10, 1975 Liz Taylor's 6th marriage (re-marries Richard Burton) October 10, 1974 A's Mike Andrews files $25 million lawsuit against Charlie Finley October 10, 1974 Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles October 10, 1974 Labour Party wins British parliamentary election October 10, 1974 U.S. Gen George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series October 10, 1973 New York Mets beat Cin Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS October 10, 1973 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and resigns October 10, 1972 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Heritage Village Golf Open October 10, 1971 1st game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Phils win 4-1 October 10, 1971 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins October 10, 1971 Fenholt and Webber's musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," premieres in New York City October 10, 1971 Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962 October 10, 1970 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day) October 10, 1968 Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series October 10, 1968 George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd. October 10, 1968 Lee Evans of U.S. sets 400 meter record at 43.86 October 10, 1968 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 10, 1967 Brendan Behans "Norstal Boy," premieres in Dublin October 10, 1965 "Drat! - The Cat!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 8 performances October 10, 1965 Supreme appear on Ed Sullivan Show October 10, 1965 "Vinland Map" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn about 1440 by Norse explorer Lief Eriksson October 10, 1964 18th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-2 at Toronto October 10, 1964 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo October 10, 1963 Dam bursts in Italy, 3,000+ die October 10, 1963 Netherland population hits 12,000,000 October 10, 1963 Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by U.S., UK, U.S.S.R. October 10, 1962 Indies assault up Chinese positions in North-India attack October 10, 1961 "Milk and Honey" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 543 performances October 10, 1961 Expansion draft to stock Houston Astros and New York Mets October 10, 1961 Otis M Smith appointed to Michigan Supreme Court October 10, 1961 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 10, 1960 "Laughs and Other Events" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 8 performances October 10, 1960 16 California Poly football team members die in plane crash in Toledo October 10, 1960 Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 4000 die October 10, 1960 Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards October 10, 1960 WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting October 10, 1959 "Happy Town" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 5 performances October 10, 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald signs guestbook in hotel Helsinki October 10, 1959 Pan Am begins regular flights around World October 10, 1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 10, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 10, 1957 Accident at British nuclear reactor in Windsdale October 10, 1957 Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series October 10, 1957 Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series October 10, 1957 President Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Del, restaurant October 10, 1957 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 10, 1956 Fazal Mahmood takes 13-114 for match vs. Aus, Karachi October 10, 1956 On Skowron's grand slammer New York Yanks beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7 October 10, 1954 Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out October 10, 1951 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game October 10, 1949 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto October 10, 1948 Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland October 10, 1947 "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 318 performances October 10, 1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Allegro," premieres in New York City October 10, 1946 Max Frisch' "Die Chinesische Mauer," premieres in Zurich October 10, 1945 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series October 10, 1944 Adm Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die October 10, 1944 U.S. takes Okinawa October 10, 1943 Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China October 10, 1943 U.S. bombers accidentally strike Enschede Neth, causing 151 deaths October 10, 1942 1,300 Austrian Jews transported to Theresienstadt October 10, 1941 German U-boat torpedoes U.S. destroyer Kearney October 10, 1938 Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland October 10, 1938 Premier of Dmitri Shostakovitch's 1st String Quartet October 10, 1937 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series October 10, 1936 Bradman scores 212 in 202 mins in a cricket testimonial game October 10, 1935 "Porgy and Bess," by George Gershwin, New York premiere October 10, 1935 Coup under Gen Giorgios Kondylis in favor of Greek monarchy October 10, 1935 George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" opens on Broadway October 10, 1935 League of Nations denounces Italian invasion of Abyssinia October 10, 1933 1st synthetic detergent, "Dreft" by Procter and Gamble, goes on sale October 10, 1932 "Betty and Bob" premieres on radio October 10, 1932 Dnjepr Dam in U.S.S.R. put into operation (world's biggest) October 10, 1931 A J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4 October 10, 1931 St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series October 10, 1931 William Waltons "Belshazzar's Feast," premieres in Leeds October 10, 1930 AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP and BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP October 10, 1930 Yankees announce signing Joe McCarthy to manage for 4 years October 10, 1926 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series October 10, 1924 Ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca October 10, 1924 Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 October 10, 1923 Saxony gets Social Democratic and Communist coalition government October 10, 1923 New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium October 10, 1921 NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10 October 10, 1920 1st Grandslam in WS (Smith) and 1st unassisted triple play (Wambsganss) October 10, 1920 Indians' Elmer Smith hits baseball's 1st post-season grand slam October 10, 1920 Italy annexes South Tirol (Alto Adige) October 10, 1920 Phoenix Cardinals (then in Chicago) play 1st NFL game, a 0-0 tie October 10, 1920 Indian Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted World Series triple play October 10, 1920 Indian's Elmer Smith hits 1st World Series grand slam October 10, 1919 Richard Strauss and Hugo van Hofmannsthals premieres in Vienna October 10, 1918 Baden's Geisz forms government October 10, 1917 Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter October 10, 1917 Plymouth Theater opens at 236 W 45th St. New York City October 10, 1916 In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3 October 10, 1914 German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I) October 10, 1913 British passenger ship Volturno catches fire in Atlantic (136 kill) October 10, 1913 Gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic and Pacific waters mix October 10, 1913 Yuan Shikai installed as 1st president of China October 10, 1911 Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan National Day) October 10, 1908 Baseball Writers Association, formed October 10, 1904 Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St. New York City October 10, 1904 Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant October 10, 1904 Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089 October 10, 1902 S Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht October 10, 1899 IR Johnson patents bicycle frame October 10, 1892 Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan October 10, 1888 Teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) October 10, 1886 1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, New York (tuxedo) October 10, 1874 Fiji becomes a British possession October 10, 1868 1st written account of a Canadian football game October 10, 1868 Cuba revolts for independence against Spain October 10, 1865 John Hyatts patents billard ball October 10, 1863 Skirmish at Blue Springs, Tennessee (166 casualties) October 10, 1857 American Chess Association formed (New York City) October 10, 1854 U.S. Assay Office in New York City, New York opens October 10, 1846 Alexis the Tocqueville writes about "Algerian problem" October 10, 1846 Neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell October 10, 1845 Naval School (now called U.S. Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis October 10, 1839 British troops under Gen Charles Napier occupy Beirut October 10, 1802 1st non indian settlement in Oklahoma October 10, 1799 Convention of Alkmaar: English/Russian invasion army departs October 10, 1787 Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army October 10, 1780 Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean October 10, 1760 Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) October 10, 1733 France declares war on emperor Charles VI October 10, 1720 French government proclaims strike on banknotes October 10, 1695 King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England October 10, 1631 Saxon army occupies Prague October 10, 1578 Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen October 10, 1549 Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector and imprisoned October 10, 1471 Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I) October 10, 1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands October 10, 680 Battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein |