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October 11, 1998 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail LPGA Tournament October 11, 1997 Dennis Rodman returns from 2nd longest NBA suspension (11 games) October 11, 1996 Ford buys rights to named Detroit domed stadium for $40 million October 11, 1995 John Bobbitt has plastic surgery to increase his penis 3 inches October 11, 1995 O. J. Simpson cancels a TV appearance on Dateline October 11, 1994 Russian ruble decreases to 3,926 rubles per dollar October 11, 1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), lands October 11, 1993 Norwegian Rushdie publisher William Nygaard injured in attack October 11, 1993 US warship Harlan County anchors off Port-au-Prince Haiti October 11, 1992 1st 3-way presidential debate (Bush-Clinton-Perot) October 11, 1992 Deion Sanders, plays for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Braves (Baseball) October 11, 1992 Toronto down 6-1 in 7th beats A's 7-6 in 11th in AL playoff October 11, 1991 Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrased her October 11, 1991 Chip Beck ties PGA lowest 18 hole score of 59 October 11, 1991 Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart seen soliciting a prostitute October 11, 1990 "Miser" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 93 performances October 11, 1990 Center for Urban archaeology opens in New York City South Street Seaport Museum October 11, 1990 Octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature October 11, 1990 Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel October 11, 1987 200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington October 11, 1986 Reagan and Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Iceland October 11, 1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB October 11, 1985 President Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands October 11, 1985 U.S. intercepts Egyptian Boeing with Achille Lauro terrorists October 11, 1984 1st space walk by U.S. woman, Kathryn D. Sullivan October 11, 1984 August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," premieres in New York City October 11, 1984 NASA launches space vehicle S-208 October 11, 1984 VP candidate debate-Graldine Ferraro (D) and George Bush (R) October 11, 1983 Last hand-cranked telephones U.S. went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial October 11, 1982 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg October 11, 1982 English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England October 11, 1982 Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire October 11, 1981 Expos beat Phillies, 3 games to 2, in NLCS October 11, 1981 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic October 11, 1981 LeRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds) October 11, 1981 Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum October 11, 1981 Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 and win only Eastern Championship Series October 11, 1980 Cosmonauts Popov and Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days October 11, 1980 Dallas Mavericks 1st game at Reunion Arena beat San Antonio 103-92 October 11, 1980 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 11, 1979 "Most Happy Fella" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 53 performances October 11, 1979 German DR frees dissidents Rudolf Bahro and Nico Hubner October 11, 1979 Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield win Nobel Prize for medicine for developing CAT scan October 11, 1978 Aristides Royo elected president of Panama October 11, 1978 Belgium government of Tindemans resigns October 11, 1978 Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th October 11, 1977 Soyuz 25 returns to Earth October 11, 1976 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins October 11, 1976 Mao Tse-Tung's widow Jiang Qing and "Gang of Four," arrested and charged with plotting a coup October 11, 1975 "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin October 11, 1975 Bill Clinton weds Hillary Rodham October 11, 1975 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick October 11, 1975 Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin as host October 11, 1974 A's Catfish Hunter charge owner Charlie Finley with breach of contract October 11, 1973 Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant October 11, 1972 Panama adopts constitution October 11, 1972 Prison uprising at Washington D.C. jail October 11, 1972 Reads beat Pirates in NLCS October 11, 1971 60th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Charlotte (3-2) October 11, 1971 Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times October 11, 1971 Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show October 11, 1971 Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam October 11, 1969 Rome: 2nd bishop synod October 11, 1969 Blues artist Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3 October 11, 1969 Soyuz 6 launched; Soyuz 7 and 8 follow in next 2 days October 11, 1968 Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours October 11, 1968 Billy Martin named manager of Twins October 11, 1968 Panama revolts October 11, 1967 World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox October 11, 1967 Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon) October 11, 1964 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Hillside House Ladies' Golf Open October 11, 1962 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show October 11, 1962 2nd Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII October 11, 1961 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m October 11, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 11, 1960 Hurricane ravages East-Pakistan (6,000 die) October 11, 1960 Radio-TV exec John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Det Tigers October 11, 1959 KTHI TV channel 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting October 11, 1958 "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances October 11, 1958 2nd U.S. Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back October 11, 1956 1st Pakistan vs. Australia Test 95 runs scored on 1st day October 11, 1956 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia October 11, 1956 AL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners October 11, 1955 All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina October 11, 1955 Persia signs Pact of Baghdad October 11, 1954 "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 64 performances October 11, 1954 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad caeli Reginam October 11, 1948 "Love Life" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 252 performances October 11, 1948 "Where's Chartev?" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 792 performances October 11, 1948 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series October 11, 1947 Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. October 11, 1945 Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung October 11, 1945 JPL WAC Corporal Launch (1st Man-Made Object to escape Atmosphere) October 11, 1944 Allies bomb sea wall at Veere October 11, 1943 New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series October 11, 1941 1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front October 11, 1939 Albert Einstein informs Franklin D. Roosevelt of possibilities of atomic bomb October 11, 1939 Bucky Harris signs to manage Washington again October 11, 1939 Gertrude Lawrence's "Skylark," premieres in New York City October 11, 1939 NAACP organized Legal Defense and Education Fund October 11, 1936 "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres October 11, 1932 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City October 11, 1932 Stalin forces Zinoviev and Kamenev out of Communist Party October 11, 1931 100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" October 11, 1929 Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London October 11, 1927 Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) October 11, 1925 Belgian episcopelian sspeaks against Flemish activism October 11, 1925 New York Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0 October 11, 1923 Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game October 11, 1922 1st woman FBI "special investigator" appointed (Alaska Davidson) October 11, 1922 Turkey and Greece sign cease fire October 11, 1919 1st transcontinental air race ends October 11, 1915 Bulgarian anti Serbian offensive begins October 11, 1914 German troops occupy Gent October 11, 1913 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series October 11, 1911 Ty Cobb (AL) and Frank Schulte (NL) are 1st MVPs, each gets an auto October 11, 1906 San Francisco begins school for "Asians" October 11, 1906 White Sox Ed Walsh strikes out then record 12 in a World Series game October 11, 1902 8th U.S. Golf Open: Laurie Auchterlonie shoots a 307 at Garden City NY October 11, 1902 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa and Australia October 11, 1902 Lawrence Auchterlonie wins U.S. Open golf tournament October 11, 1899 South African Boers declare war on Great Britain October 11, 1895 Emperor Menelik II of Addis Ababa draws against Italians October 11, 1890 1st 100 yard dash under 10 seconds (John Owens 9-4/5 secs, Washington D.C.) October 11, 1890 Daughters of American Revolution forms October 11, 1887 A Miles patents elevator October 11, 1881 David Houston patents roll film for cameras October 11, 1873 Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to University of Toronto October 11, 1871 Great Chicago Fire is finally extinguished after 3 days, 300 killed October 11, 1868 Thomas Edison patents his 1st invention: electric voice machine October 11, 1865 President Johnson paroles CSA VP Alexander Stephens October 11, 1864 Slavery abolished in Maryland October 11, 1863 Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee October 11, 1861 Battle of Dumfries, Virginia (Quantico Creek) October 11, 1811 The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation October 11, 1797 Battle at Kamperduin: English fleet destroys Bataafse October 11, 1797 British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, Netherlands October 11, 1776 Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British October 11, 1746 Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Neth armies October 11, 1737 Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys of Calcutta India October 11, 1726 Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England October 11, 1698 France, England and Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty October 11, 1689 Peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia October 11, 1687 Hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty October 11, 1674 Pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris October 11, 1643 Battle at Wincebt: English New Model-army beats royalists October 11, 1573 Battle of South Seas - Dutch rebels beat Spanish navy October 11, 1540 Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan October 11, 1531 Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant October 11, 1521 Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith" October 11, 1492 Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas) October 11, 732 Battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors |