Event:
In Game 5 of the American League Division Series, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, moving on to play the Texas Rangers
More Notable Events on October 7:
1985 PLO terrorists sieze Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro
1963 John F. Kennedy signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty
1958 Potter Stewart appointed to U.S. Supreme Court
1950 U.S. forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel
1931 1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, New York