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October 7, 2005 Mohamed ElBaradei received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the IAEA October 7, 2001 US launches strikes against the Taleban in Afghanistan, in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. October 7, 1995 Boston's Fleet Center opens, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins tie at 4-4 October 7, 1995 Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees October 7, 1994 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC October 7, 1994 Faud Guliyev appointed premier of Azerbijan October 7, 1994 Ingvar Carlsson forms Swedish government October 7, 1994 Lu Bin swims female 200m medley world record (2:11.57) October 7, 1993 "Les Miserables," opens at Meralco Theatre, Philippines October 7, 1993 "She Loves Me" opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 294 performances October 7, 1993 Massive Moslem demonstrate in Xining China PR, 12 killed October 7, 1993 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Toni Morrison October 7, 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2) October 7, 1991 Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics October 7, 1991 Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal and Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in New York thoroughbred racing history October 7, 1991 Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriat comments to her October 7, 1990 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic October 7, 1990 Israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens October 7, 1989 Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores Tennis match October 7, 1989 Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander October 7, 1989 Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games) October 7, 1988 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager October 7, 1988 Jim Fregosi is fired as manager of White Sox October 7, 1988 Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by U.S.S.R. October 7, 1988 Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time October 7, 1988 Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson October 7, 1988 WNBC 660 final transmission, WFAN moves from 1050 to 660 and WUKQ begins on 1050 at 5:30 PM (New York City radio) October 7, 1986 1st edition British newspaper "Independent" begins publishing October 7, 1985 21st Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB October 7, 1985 KHQ-AM in Spokane Washington's final transmission October 7, 1985 Lynette Woodward, chosen as 1st woman on Harlem Globetrotters October 7, 1985 PLO terrorists sieze Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro October 7, 1984 Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, San Diego Padres win pennant October 7, 1984 Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader October 7, 1982 "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5000+ performances October 7, 1982 Olof Palme forms Swedish government October 7, 1981 Hosni Mubarak became acting-president of Egypt October 7, 1981 In 1st Eastern Division championship Yanks beat Brewers 5-3 October 7, 1980 Belgium 3rd government of Martens resigns October 7, 1979 "1940's Radio Hour" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 105 performances October 7, 1979 "Eubie!" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 439 performances October 7, 1979 Cleveland Browns' Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns October 7, 1979 Debbie Massey wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic October 7, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 7, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers win the pennant October 7, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 7, 1977 Guitarist Steve Hackett quits Genesis October 7, 1977 U.S.S.R. adopts constitution October 7, 1975 Players' Assn, files a suit on behalf of Dodgers Andy Messersmith October 7, 1975 U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction October 7, 1974 German DR amends constitution October 7, 1973 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open October 7, 1972 1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2 October 7, 1971 T McNally's "Where has Tommy Flowers gone?," premieres in New York City October 7, 1969 WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting October 7, 1968 Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system October 7, 1967 Beatles turn down $1 million New York concert offer by Sid Berstein October 7, 1967 Rolf Hochhuths "Soldaten," premieres in West Berlin October 7, 1965 50 mph gust carries 165 lb Robert Mitera's tee shot 447 October 7, 1965 Charles Linster does 6,006 consecutive push-ups October 7, 1965 Robert Mitera aces 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one October 7, 1964 New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series October 7, 1963 Bobby Baker resigns as Senate Democratic secretary October 7, 1963 Hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190 October 7, 1963 John F. Kennedy signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty October 7, 1962 8th LPGA Championship won by Judy Kimball October 7, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 7, 1961 "Bye Bye Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 607 performances October 7, 1961 15th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Chicago 3-1 at Chicago October 7, 1960 "Route 66" premieres October 7, 1960 2nd John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate October 7, 1959 "Happy Town" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 5 performances October 7, 1959 Far side of Moon seen for 1st time, compliments of U.S.S.R.'s Luna 3 October 7, 1958 Potter Stewart appointed to U.S. Supreme Court October 7, 1958 U.S. manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury October 7, 1957 "American Bandstand" premieres October 7, 1957 KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting October 7, 1957 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Invitational October 7, 1956 Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Open October 7, 1955 Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched October 7, 1954 Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt October 7, 1954 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad Sinarum gentem October 7, 1953 Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply October 7, 1952 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series October 7, 1952 1st "Bandstand" broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute-host) October 7, 1952 Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins October 7, 1951 David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government October 7, 1950 New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series October 7, 1950 U.S. forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel October 7, 1950 Walter Bedell Smith replaces Roscoe H Hillenkoetter as 4th CIA head October 7, 1950 Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2 October 7, 1950 William H. Jackson, becomes deputy director of CIA October 7, 1950 Yanks win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies October 7, 1949 German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) October 7, 1949 Otto Greatwohl becomes 1st premier of German DR October 7, 1949 Wilhelm Pieck becomes 1st president of German DR October 7, 1947 Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series October 7, 1946 Charles Ives' 2nd string quartet, premieres October 7, 1945 Dutch author A M de Jong's murderer Ton van Gog escapes October 7, 1944 Allies bombs sea dikes at Vlissingen October 7, 1944 Fieldmarshal Rommel gets order to return to Berlin October 7, 1944 Riots in Amersfoort/Utrecht/Strugle October 7, 1944 Uprising at Auschwitz, Jews burn down crematoriums October 7, 1944 Uprising at Birkenau concentration camp October 7, 1943 Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in New York City October 7, 1942 1 salvo Katjoesja-rocket destroys nazi battalion in Stalingrad October 7, 1942 Last camouflaged German raider Komet leaves Flushing harbor (Neth) October 7, 1942 Maxwell Andersons "Eve of St. Mark," premieres in New York City October 7, 1942 U.S. and British government announce establishment of United Nations October 7, 1942 Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ October 7, 1941 German army occupies Viarma, U.S.S.R. October 7, 1940 Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series October 7, 1938 Germany demands all Jewish passports stamped with letter J October 7, 1937 Johan Wagenaar's "Feestmars" premieres in Amsterdam October 7, 1936 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel October 7, 1935 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series October 7, 1933 New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series October 7, 1931 1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, New York October 7, 1929 Ramsay MacDonald is 1st British premier to address U.S. Congress October 7, 1928 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0) October 7, 1928 Race Tafari Makonnen crowned king of Abyssinia October 7, 1927 Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game October 7, 1926 Actress Theo Mann-Master resigns from stage October 7, 1926 Italian Great Fascist Council forms October 7, 1924 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins October 7, 1924 Greek government of Dikalekopoulis, forms October 7, 1923 Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138 October 7, 1922 1st radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Senectady) link for World Series October 7, 1922 Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain October 7, 1922 Oud-burgem of Rotterdam Zimmerman becomes High Comm's of Austria October 7, 1919 1st London-Amsterdam airline service (Brit Aerial Transport and KLM) October 7, 1919 Fritz Kreisler and F Jacobi's "Apple Blossoms," premieres in New York City October 7, 1919 KLM, Netherlands Airlines, established (oldest existing airline) October 7, 1916 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee October 7, 1913 Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line October 7, 1908 Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece October 7, 1908 Serbia and Montenegro sign anti-Austria-Hungarian pact October 7, 1907 France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane October 7, 1904 New York Highlander Jack Chesbro wins record 41st game of season (41-12) October 7, 1900 The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event October 7, 1886 Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba October 7, 1882 1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0 October 7, 1879 Germany and Austrian-Hungary sign Twofold Covenant October 7, 1871 16-hour fire injures 30 of Chicago's 185 firefighters October 7, 1870 Leon Gambetta flees Paris in balloon October 7, 1868 Cornell University (Ithaca New York) opens October 7, 1864 Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor Brazil-CSS Florida vs USS Wachusett October 7, 1856 Cyrus Chambers, Jr. patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers October 7, 1840 Willem I resigns as king of Netherlands October 7, 1826 Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in U.S.) begins operations October 7, 1816 1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans October 7, 1806 Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood October 7, 1780 British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC October 7, 1777 Americans beat Brits in 2nd Battle of Saratoga and Battle of Bemis Hts October 7, 1765 Stamp Act Congress convenes in New York October 7, 1763 George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement October 7, 1737 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India) October 7, 1714 People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar Neth October 7, 1702 English/Dutch troops under Marlborough occupy Roermond October 7, 1690 English attack Quebec under Louis de Buade October 7, 1637 Prince Frederik Henry occupies Breda October 7, 1571 Battle at Lepanto: Saint League (Spain and Italy) destroys Turkish fleet October 7, 1542 Explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off California coast October 7, 1520 1st public burning of books in Netherlands, in Louvain October 7, 1506 Pope Julius II and France occupy Bologna October 7, 1492 Columbus misses Florida when he changed course October 7, 336 St. Mark ends his reign as Catholic Pope |