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October 20, 1997 Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty October 20, 1997 U.S. accuses Microsoft of violating pact forcing IE browser on computers October 20, 1996 "Summer and Smoke" closes at Criterion Theater New York City October 20, 1996 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf October 20, 1996 Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series October 20, 1996 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf October 20, 1996 Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq gets cricket Test record 313 for 8th wkt October 20, 1996 Wasim Akram scores cricket 257 vs. Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, 12 sixes October 20, 1995 STS 73 (Columbia 18), launches into orbit October 20, 1995 Sri Lanka beat West Indies to win Sharjah Champions Trophy final October 20, 1993 Highest scoring World Series game Blue Jays 15, Phillies 14 in 4h14m October 20, 1992 1st World Series game outside of U.S. - Toronto beats Atlanta October 20, 1992 David Houghton gets Zimbabwe's 1st Test ton (121 vs. India, debut) October 20, 1991 "Andre Heller's Wonderhouse" opens at Broadhurst New York City for 9 performances October 20, 1991 6.1-7.1 earthquake in Uttar Kashi, India, about 670 die October 20, 1991 Actress Lisa Hartman weds country singer Clint Black October 20, 1991 Formal opening ceremony of International One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colo October 20, 1990 3 members of 2 Live Crew acquitted on obsenity charges in Florida October 20, 1990 Antiwar protest marches begin in 20 U.S. cities (for U.S. - Iraq war) October 20, 1990 Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland A's in 86th World Series October 20, 1989 Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over India and WI on round-robin October 20, 1989 U.S. Senate impeaches U.S. District Judge Alcee L Hastings October 20, 1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Forrest Theatre, Phila October 20, 1988 Britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA October 20, 1988 Gastineau sacks Jets, retires from football "for personal reasons" October 20, 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1 October 20, 1988 Man armed with explosives blows self up in 125 St. subway station (New York City) October 20, 1988 Reggie Rogers, Det Lion's # 1 pick, kills 3 by driving intoxicated October 20, 1988 Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series October 20, 1987 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis October 20, 1987 Dow-Jones increases 102.27 pts/608,120,000 shares traded (record) October 20, 1987 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail October 20, 1986 Tupolev-134 crashes in Southern Africa October 20, 1984 Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails are completed October 20, 1984 Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick-4 goals October 20, 1983 IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released October 20, 1982 Billy Martin fired as manager of Oakland A's October 20, 1982 Nobel prize for economy awarded to George Stigler October 20, 1982 Sri Lanka President Jayewardene re-elected October 20, 1982 St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series October 20, 1981 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99 October 20, 1981 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery October 20, 1981 Bomb attack on Antwerp Belgium synagogue, 1 dead, 80 injured October 20, 1979 Bob Dylan appears on SNL October 20, 1979 John F. Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston October 20, 1979 John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title October 20, 1978 Paul Vanden Boeynants forms Belgium government October 20, 1978 Police's 1st U.S. concert (NY's CBGBs) October 20, 1977 David Mamet's "Life in the Theater," premieres in New York City October 20, 1977 Hamilton Deane and John Balderstons "Dracula," premieres in New York City October 20, 1976 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince October 20, 1976 New York Nets Julius "Dr. J" Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers October 20, 1975 Supreme Court rules teachers could spank their pupils after warning October 20, 1974 1st broadcast of "Derrick" on ZDF October 20, 1974 Bard's presentation of "Richard III" opens at Lincoln Center New York City October 20, 1973 Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty October 20, 1973 Mariette Hartley appears on Bob Newhart in "Have You Met Miss Dietz" October 20, 1973 OPEC oil embargo begins October 20, 1973 President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athelete of 1st century October 20, 1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House October 20, 1973 U.S. president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox October 20, 1973 William Shatner marries Marcy Lafferty October 20, 1973 Solicitor Gen Bork, AG Richardson and Deputy AG Ruckelshaus resigned October 20, 1973 The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR and moves station from New York City to Scituate Mass October 20, 1972 Queen Juliana visits Yugoslavia October 20, 1971 "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" opens at Barrymore for 325 per October 20, 1971 West German Chancellor Willy Brandt is awarded Nobel Peace Prize October 20, 1970 American Norman Borlaug awarded the Nobel Peace Prize October 20, 1970 Zond 8 Launch (Moon Orbit and Return) October 20, 1969 WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting October 20, 1968 "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 17 performances October 20, 1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic October 20, 1968 Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis October 20, 1968 Mamo Wolde wins 16th Olympic marathon (2:20:26.4) October 20, 1967 7 men are convicted of civil rights violations in Meridan Miss October 20, 1967 Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's October 20, 1967 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting October 20, 1965 19th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-2 at Montreal October 20, 1965 Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday" October 20, 1965 Mass arrests of communists in Indonesia October 20, 1964 "Golden Boy" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 569 performances October 20, 1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ October 20, 1964 Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested) October 20, 1963 Alec Douglas-Home forms British government October 20, 1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria October 20, 1963 Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 8,390 yds October 20, 1963 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Hillside Golf Open October 20, 1963 South Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela and 8 others on conspiracy October 20, 1963 WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting October 20, 1962 "Mr President" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 265 performances October 20, 1962 Chinese army lands in India October 20, 1962 Musical, "Mr President," written by Irving Berlin, opens on Bdwy October 20, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island October 20, 1960 1st fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI October 20, 1960 Ralph Houk, 41, replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager October 20, 1959 Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise October 20, 1959 WABG TV channel 6 in Greenwood-Greenville, MS (ABC) 1st broadcast October 20, 1957 Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt October 20, 1957 Walter Cronkite begins hosting weekly documentary October 20, 1956 58 degrees F (15 degrees C), Esperanza Station, Antarctica (Antarctic record high) October 20, 1956 Hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17' craft October 20, 1955 "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith October 20, 1955 Harry Belafonte records "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song) October 20, 1955 Ira Levin's "No Time for Sergeants," premieres in New York City October 20, 1955 Yanks begin 16-game exhibition in Japan October 20, 1954 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances October 20, 1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting October 20, 1952 Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya October 20, 1947 HUAC opens hearings into alleged Communist influence in Hollywood October 20, 1947 Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years October 20, 1947 Robinson Jeffer's "Medea," premieres in New York City October 20, 1946 Frank Seno returns kickoff 105 yd, Chicago Cards vs New York Giants October 20, 1945 Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Lawrence opens trial of Neurenberg October 20, 1944 Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland explodes, 135 die, 3,600 homeless October 20, 1944 Revolution by workers and students in Guatemala October 20, 1944 Russian/Yugoslavian troops free Belgrade October 20, 1944 U.S. 1st army wins battle of Aachen October 20, 1944 U.S. 6th army lands on Leyte, Philippines October 20, 1944 U.S. forces under Gen Douglas MacArthur return to Philippines October 20, 1942 "Durham Manifesto" calls for fundamental changes in race relations October 20, 1941 Nazi occupiers murder 500 inhabitants of Kragujevac Serbia October 20, 1940 Cheese rationed in Netherlands October 20, 1940 Greenhouse rationing begins in Netherlands October 20, 1939 "All the Things You Are" recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orch October 20, 1939 Pope Pius XII publishes his 1st encyclical Summi pontificatus October 20, 1936 Carl Hubbell, 26-6, edges out Dizzy Dean, 24-13, for MVP honors in NL October 20, 1936 Spanish government moves to Barcelona October 20, 1935 400,000 demonstrators against fascism in Madrid October 20, 1935 Anti-fascist People front forms in Brussels October 20, 1935 Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BBWAA, Wes Ferrell is runner-up October 20, 1935 Mao Tse Tung and his Communist forces ended their "Long March" at Yan'an, in Shaanxi China October 20, 1934 All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan October 20, 1934 Richard Strauss completes his opera "Die Schweigsame Frau" October 20, 1932 Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS October 20, 1931 Frankie Frisch of the Cards named MVP October 20, 1930 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, premiers on NBC radio October 20, 1930 British White Paper restricts Jews from buying Arab land October 20, 1929 Bayshore Highway opens (SF) October 20, 1926 Hurricane in Cuba, kills 600 October 20, 1924 1st Negro League World Series: Kansas City, Missouri narchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0 October 20, 1922 Kennelworth in Bronx renamed Dwight Place October 20, 1920 "1st Year" with Frank Craven premieres in New York City October 20, 1918 Germans, aimed at an armistice, Germans agree to further concessions October 20, 1912 Cort Theater opens at 148 W 48th St. New York City October 20, 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2) October 20, 1911 Helen Hayes Theater (Folies Bergere) opens at 210 W 46th St. New York City October 20, 1911 Roald Amundsen sets out on race to South Pole October 20, 1910 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series October 20, 1910 Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar October 20, 1908 King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium October 20, 1906 Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube) October 20, 1905 Great General Strike in Russia begins; lasts 11 days October 20, 1905 Russian tsar allows Polish people to speak Polish October 20, 1903 U.S. wins disputed boundary between District of Alaska and Canada October 20, 1899 Battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers October 20, 1899 Columbia (U.S.) beats Shamrock (England) in 11th America's Cup October 20, 1898 North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance Company forms October 20, 1891 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) begins October 20, 1889 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Vor Sonnenaufgang," premieres in Berlin October 20, 1888 Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ October 20, 1883 Max Bruch's "Kol Nidre," 1st performed October 20, 1883 Treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile October 20, 1880 Amsterdam Free University opens October 20, 1877 Franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres October 20, 1873 P. T. Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (New York City) October 20, 1864 Lincoln formaly establishes Thanksgiving as a national holiday October 20, 1862 Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname October 20, 1856 Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens October 20, 1847 Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa October 20, 1845 Opera "Tannhauser" is produced (Dresden) October 20, 1843 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname October 20, 1835 HMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti October 20, 1833 Charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana October 20, 1827 Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet October 20, 1822 1st edition of London Sunday Times October 20, 1820 Spain sells part of Florida to U.S. for $5 million October 20, 1818 49th parallel forms as border between U.S. and Canada October 20, 1818 U.S. and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country October 20, 1817 1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage October 20, 1813 German Kingdom of Westphalia abolished October 20, 1803 U.S. Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase October 20, 1786 Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in U.S. October 20, 1774 Continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment October 20, 1751 Royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort October 20, 1740 Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia October 20, 1714 Georg Ludwig of Hannover crowned as King George I October 20, 1634 English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax October 20, 1603 Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed October 20, 1600 Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns) October 20, 1587 Battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League October 20, 1576 Spanish troops occupies and plunder Maastricht October 20, 1536 Danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions October 20, 1528 Treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor and church) October 20, 1097 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch |