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October 18, 1998 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf October 18, 1995 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix October 18, 1993 STS-58 (Columbia) launches into orbit October 18, 1992 "Oba Oba '93" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 22 performances October 18, 1992 1st non-U.S. team to win a World Series Game; Toronto 5, Atlanta 4 October 18, 1992 6.6 earthquake hits Colombia with no fatalities October 18, 1992 Philadelphia Eagle Randall Cunningham sets NFL QB scramble record of 3,683 October 18, 1992 Start of Zimbabwe's 1st Test match, vs. India at Harare October 18, 1991 "Most Happy Fella" closes at New York State Theater New York City October 18, 1991 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 18, 1990 "Once on this Island" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 469 performances October 18, 1989 East German state/party leader Erich Honecker, resigns October 18, 1989 Hungary revises constitution October 18, 1989 U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS 34 (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit October 18, 1988 Israel's supreme court uphold's ban on Kahane's Kach Party as racist October 18, 1988 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 18, 1984 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51A mission October 18, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 18, 1981 Andreas Papandreous' PASOK wins Greek elections October 18, 1981 New York Giant Joe Danelo ties NFL record of 6 field goals in a game October 18, 1981 Poland General Jaruzelski elected party leader October 18, 1980 Brooke Alexander, 18, of Hawaii, crowned Miss World USA October 18, 1980 Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots setting NBA record (double OT) October 18, 1979 "Beatlemania" opens in London October 18, 1979 Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini orders mass executions to stop October 18, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 18, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 18, 1978 1st daughter Susan Ford announces engagement to Charles F. Vance October 18, 1978 New York Islanders 1st scoreless tie, vs Los Angeles Kings October 18, 1977 1st Islander 0-0 tie-Kings at Nassau-25th time shutout-Resch's 15th October 18, 1977 New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games October 18, 1977 W German commandos liberate Boeing 737, 86 hostages at Mogadishu October 18, 1977 Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record October 18, 1977 Yanks beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years October 18, 1976 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to William N Lipscomb Jr October 18, 1975 Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town" October 18, 1975 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 18, 1974 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121 October 18, 1974 Andre van de Louw appointed mayor of Rotterdam October 18, 1974 Wings (Country Hams) release "Walking in the Park with Eloise" October 18, 1974 Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks October 18, 1973 "Raisin" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 847 performances October 18, 1973 Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin October 18, 1973 Judd Woldon and Robert Brittens musical "Raisin," premieres in New York City October 18, 1973 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Wassily Leontief October 18, 1970 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic October 18, 1970 Sachio Kinugasa begins 2,215 cons game streak for Hiroshima Carp October 18, 1969 Federal government bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners October 18, 1969 Jefferson Airplanes Paul Kanter, arrested for marijuana possession October 18, 1969 Rod Stewart joins Small Faces October 18, 1969 Soyuz 8 returns to Earth October 18, 1968 Bob Beamon of USA sets long jump record (29'2 ") in Mexico City October 18, 1968 Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas October 18, 1968 Lee Evans sets world record of 43.8 seconds in 400 meter dash October 18, 1968 U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony October 18, 1967 Nobel prize for physics awarded to Hans A. Bethe October 18, 1967 Soviet Venera 4 becomes 1st probe to send data back from Venus October 18, 1967 Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released October 18, 1967 AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams October 18, 1966 "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 463 performances October 18, 1964 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational October 18, 1963 IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics October 18, 1962 John F. Kennedy meets Russian minister of Foreign affairs Andrei Gromyko October 18, 1962 Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance" October 18, 1962 U.S. launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon October 18, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island October 18, 1962 Dr. Watson (U.S.), Dr. Crick, and Dr. Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA October 18, 1961 Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack October 18, 1960 Casey Stengel retired by New York Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years) October 18, 1960 In Britain, News Chronicle and Daily Mail merge, and London Evening Star merges with Evening News October 18, 1955 Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete October 18, 1955 University of California discovers anti-proton October 18, 1954 Hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US October 18, 1954 WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, South Carolina (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting October 18, 1954 WNBC radio changes call letters to WRCA (New York City) October 18, 1953 WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting October 18, 1953 WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting October 18, 1953 Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times October 18, 1952 "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 7 performances October 18, 1952 Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wkts to win 1st India-Pak clash October 18, 1951 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 18, 1950 Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years October 18, 1948 Operation 10 Plagues - Israeli offensive against Egyptian army October 18, 1946 Aaron Copland's 3rd Symphony, premieres October 18, 1945 Nazi war crime trial opens in Nuremberg October 18, 1945 Paul Robeson wins Spingarn Medal for singing and acting achievements October 18, 1944 Eisenhower, Bradley and Montgomery confer in Brussel October 18, 1944 Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II October 18, 1943 U.S. bombing of Bougainville, Solomon Island October 18, 1942 Hitler orders allied commandos to be killed October 18, 1941 Spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo October 18, 1940 Kaufman and Harts "George Washington Slept Here," premieres in New York City October 18, 1939 R Rodgers and Lorenz Harts "Too Many Girls," premieres in New York City October 18, 1934 Chinese Red leader under Mao Tse Tung begins Long March October 18, 1932 Belgium government of Renkin falls October 18, 1930 Joseph Sylvester becomes 1st jockey to win 7 races in 1 day October 18, 1926 Frankfurter Zeitung publishes Lenins political testament October 18, 1925 French Gen Sarrail bombs Damascus October 18, 1925 Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th HR of the season October 18, 1924 Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs) October 18, 1924 Notre Dame beats Army 13-7, New York Hearld Tribune dubs them (4 Horsemen) October 18, 1922 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) forms October 18, 1918 Czechoslovakia declares Independence from Austro-Hungarian Empire October 18, 1918 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs sold to a Toronto businessman P J Quinn October 18, 1918 Russian 10th Army drives out White armies of Tsaritsyn (Stalingrad) October 18, 1915 3rd Italians offensive at Isonzo October 18, 1913 Austrian-Hungary demands that Serbia and Albania leave October 18, 1912 Beginning of 1st Balkan War October 18, 1912 Italo-Turkish war ends October 18, 1910 Edward Forster publishes "Howards End" October 18, 1909 Comte de Lambert of France sets airplane altitude record of 300 m October 18, 1908 Belgium annexes Congo Free State October 18, 1904 Mahlers 5th symphony premieres in Cologne October 18, 1901 Belgium's Louise of den Plas begins activities towards women rights October 18, 1898 American flag raised in Puerto Rico October 18, 1892 1st commercial long-distance phone line opens (Chicago-NY) October 18, 1891 1st international 6-day bicycle race in U.S. (MSG, New York City) begins October 18, 1890 John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds October 18, 1889 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA) October 18, 1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" October 18, 1878 Edison makes electricity available for household usage October 18, 1873 1st football game between Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tigers October 18, 1873 Columbia Princeton Rutgers and Yale set rules for collegiate football October 18, 1869 Henrik Ibsen's "De Unges Forbund," premieres in Christiania (Oslo) October 18, 1867 U.S. takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia October 18, 1863 Battle of Charlestown, West Virginia October 18, 1862 Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY October 18, 1855 Franz Liszt's "Prometheus," premieres October 18, 1776 In a New York bar decorated with bird tail, customer orders "cock tail" October 18, 1776 Battle of Pelham: Col John Glover and Marblehead regiment meet British Forces in Bronx October 18, 1767 Boundary between MD and PA, Mason Dixon line, agreed upon October 18, 1752 Premiere of Rousseau's opera "Le Devin du Village" October 18, 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Austrian Succession October 18, 1685 French king Louis XIV revoked Edict van Nantes October 18, 1685 Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes, outlaws Protestantism October 18, 1672 Poland and Turkey sign Peace of Buczacz October 18, 1667 English fleet plunders Suriname plantations October 18, 1648 1st U.S. labor organization forms, Boston Shoemakers October 18, 1622 French King Louis XIII and Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier October 18, 1572 Spanish troops attack Maastricht October 18, 1564 John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America October 18, 1534 New pursuit of French protestants October 18, 1267 Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III October 18, 1210 Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV October 18, 1081 Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine October 18, 1016 Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) October 18, 707 John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope |