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October 23, 1997 "Triumph of Love," opens at Royale Theater New York City October 23, 1997 At 6:11 AM San Francisco experiences a black out October 23, 1997 Dow Jones drops 186.88 pts October 23, 1997 Les Alexander, owner of Houston Rockets buys NHL's Edmonton Oilers October 23, 1996 New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win October 23, 1994 3rd Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 13-7 at Greenbrier WV October 23, 1993 7 killed by IRA-bomb attack in Belfast October 23, 1993 Paramilitia kills 22 demonstrators at Bijbihara Kashmir October 23, 1993 Tor Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2, in 89th World Series October 23, 1991 "Les Miserables," opens at Mogador Theatre, Paris October 23, 1991 Clarence Thomas, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice October 23, 1991 Dr. Jack Kevorkian's suicide machine kills 2 women October 23, 1990 Iraq announces release of 330 French hostages October 23, 1989 Browns' Bernie Kosar sets club record with a 97-yard TD pass October 23, 1989 George Harrison releases "Best of Dark Horse 1976-89" album October 23, 1989 Hungary proclaims itself a republic and declares communist rule ended October 23, 1989 U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS 34 (Atlantis 5) returns from space October 23, 1989 William Nicholson's "Shadowlands," premieres in London October 23, 1988 Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid October 23, 1988 Robert Bork's supreme court nomination rejected by U.S. Senate October 23, 1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island October 23, 1987 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 23, 1984 Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young October 23, 1984 NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine October 23, 1984 STS 51-A launch vehicle moves to launch pad October 23, 1983 13th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:00 October 23, 1983 14th New York City Marathon won by Rod Dixon in 2:08:59 October 23, 1983 400,000 demonstrate in Brussels, against cruise missile October 23, 1983 Suicide terrorist truck bomb kills 241 U.S. personnel in Beirut October 23, 1980 "Tintypes" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 93 performances October 23, 1980 McCosker (168) and Dyson (152) make 319 opening stand cricket, NSW vs. WA October 23, 1980 Soviet PM Nikolai Tichonov succeeds Alexei Kosygin, due to illness October 23, 1979 Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minnesota marshmallow salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches October 23, 1978 CBS raises LP prices to $8.98 October 23, 1978 China and Japan formally ends 4 decades of dissension October 23, 1978 Sid Vicious attempts suicide while at Riker's Detention Center in New York City October 23, 1977 7th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:43:10 October 23, 1977 8th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38 October 23, 1977 Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve new Canal treaties October 23, 1977 Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces that 3.4-billion-year-old one-celled fossils, the earliest life forms, had been discovered October 23, 1975 Battle between Cuba and South Africa troops in Angola October 23, 1975 Islander Glenn Resch's 5th shut-out opponent-Flyers 3-0 October 23, 1974 Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles and Locker October 23, 1974 Lake Isaac in Cleveland Metroparks' Big Creek Reservation dedicated October 23, 1973 Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica October 23, 1973 UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted October 23, 1973 Yankee GM and President Lee MacPhail named AL president October 23, 1972 "Pippin" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 1944 performances October 23, 1972 Access credit cards introduced in Great Britain October 23, 1972 WNJS TV channel 23 in Camden, New Jersey (PBS) begins broadcasting October 23, 1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins October 23, 1970 Gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,001 kph) October 23, 1969 "Jimmy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 84 performances October 23, 1968 "Maggie Flynn" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 82 performances October 23, 1968 Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 min 34.9 sec) October 23, 1967 "Henry, Sweet Henry" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 80 performances October 23, 1967 New Jersey Americans (later NY/New Jersey Nets) play 1st ABA game October 23, 1966 Sandra Spuzich/Jack Rule wins Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Golf October 23, 1964 Japanese beat Russian for 1st Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball October 23, 1964 Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time October 23, 1963 Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park," premieres in New York City October 23, 1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis October 23, 1962 USAF Major Robert A. Rushworth takes X-15 to 40,800m October 23, 1962 WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting October 23, 1961 "Kwamina" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 32 performances October 23, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 23, 1959 Chinese troops move into India, 17 die October 23, 1958 De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave" October 23, 1958 Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature October 23, 1958 U.S.S.R. lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam October 23, 1957 1st test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3 October 23, 1956 1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast October 23, 1956 Revolt against Stalinist policies begins in Hungary October 23, 1955 Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time October 23, 1954 Britain, England, France and U.S.S.R. agree to end occupation of Germany October 23, 1954 German FR joins NATO October 23, 1954 Pakistan governor-general Ghoelan Mohammed disbands parliament October 23, 1954 WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting October 23, 1953 France grants Laos' sovereignty October 23, 1953 German FR applies to NATO October 23, 1953 WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast October 23, 1947 NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN October 23, 1947 Husband and wife Dr. Carl Cori and Dr. Gerty Cori are 1st spouses to be awarded joint Nobel Prizes October 23, 1946 U.N. General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st New York City-Flushing Meadows) October 23, 1945 Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract October 23, 1944 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam October 23, 1944 Gulf of Leyte battle begin October 23, 1944 Soviet army invades Hungary October 23, 1944 Vice-adm Kurita's sailboat Atago sinks October 23, 1943 1st Jewish transport out of Rome reaches camp Birkenau October 23, 1943 Burma railway opens October 23, 1942 1st ships of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk October 23, 1942 During WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt October 23, 1942 German units go through Red October-factory in Stalingrad October 23, 1941 Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released October 23, 1935 Gabby Hartnett selected NL MVP October 23, 1935 Johnny Revolta wins PGA golf tournament October 23, 1934 Jean Piccard and Jeanette Ridlen attain balloon height of 17.341 m (rec) October 23, 1932 "Fred Allen Show" premieres on radio October 23, 1932 Pieter G. Marais, South Africa minister of Education/Development aid October 23, 1927 Town of Netanya Israel founded by Nathan Strauss October 23, 1923 Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform October 23, 1923 Giants defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day October 23, 1922 Channing Pollock's "Fool," premieres in New York City October 23, 1922 Conservative A Bonar forms new government in England October 23, 1921 Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis October 23, 1921 Leos Janacek's opera "Kat'a Kabanova," premieres in Brno October 23, 1920 Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal October 23, 1919 Romberg and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City October 23, 1918 Actor Charlie Chaplin (29) weds Mildred Harris (17) October 23, 1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st U.S. shot in WW I October 23, 1917 Lenin speaks against Kamenev, Kollontai, Stalin and Trotsky October 23, 1915 1st national horseshoe throwing championship (Kellerton, Iowa) October 23, 1915 25,000 women march in New York City, demanding right to vote October 23, 1910 Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight October 23, 1910 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series October 23, 1910 Ritz Hotel in Madrid opens: 200 chambers/100 bathtubs October 23, 1905 Edward Milton Royle's "Squaw Man," premieres in New York City October 23, 1893 C Dazey's "In Old Kentucky" premieres in New York City (27 seasons) October 23, 1890 Opera "Prince Igor" is produced (St. Petersburg) October 23, 1888 Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested October 23, 1886 St. Louis Browns win World Championship by beating Chicago 4-3 in 10 October 23, 1884 1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats New York Mets (AA) 6-0 October 23, 1876 New Orleans Mint reopens as an assay office October 23, 1871 Columbia and Sappho (U.S.) beat Livonia (UK) in 3rd America's Cup October 23, 1864 Battle of Westport, Missouri October 23, 1864 Union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price October 23, 1854 The Times give precise British positions in Krim October 23, 1853 Maastricht-Aken railway in Netherlands opens October 23, 1824 1st steam locomotive is introduced October 23, 1814 1st plastic surgery is performed (England) October 23, 1812 Failed coup against emperor Napoleon October 23, 1805 Sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340 October 23, 1775 Continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army October 23, 1760 1st Jewish prayer books printed in U.S. October 23, 1702 Battle in Bay of Vigo: Neth/Engl fleet destroy Span/French fleet October 23, 1690 Revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking October 23, 1684 Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted October 23, 1681 French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg October 23, 1679 Meal Tub Plot against James II of England October 23, 1668 Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade October 23, 1644 Sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen October 23, 1642 Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament October 23, 1588 Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander October 23, 1520 King Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V October 23, 1229 Otto II becomes earl of Gelre October 23, 1086 Battle of Zalaka: Alfonso VI vs Almoravids October 23, 787 Byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea October 23, 585 Burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Macon (Mastico) |