- 1927] Premiered on this date: "The Jazz Singer" becomes the first 'talkie' based on the short story "The Day of Atonement" by Sampson Raphaelson. Al Jolson stars...1959] "Pillow Talk" starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. This is the first of 3 films starring the box office favorites...
- 1945] The "Billy Goat Curse": begins in Chicago when a Cub fan is refused admission to a Cubs World Series game because he had a goat with him. William "Billy Goat" Sianis, owner of a local tavern puts a curse on the Cubs. It works. Not only do the Cubs lose that WS but they would never win another one. There must have been a curse on the Cubbies earlier, too. The last WS they won was in 1908...
- 1956] Wiping out Polio: Dr. Albert Sabin discovers the oral polio vaccine, just about eradicating the disease forever...
- 1963] Getting out the broom: The Dodgers sweep the Yankees in the 60th World Series as Sandy Koufax wins 2 games and is voted series MVP...
- 1973] "The Yom Kippur War": erupts in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria attack Israel...
- 1977] Walk-off home run: The Yankees win the AL Pennant when Chris Chambliss hits a dramatic home run against Kansas City...
- 1978] Wedding Bells: Benny Andersson and Frida Lyngstad of ABBA rock down the aisle...1991] Larry Fortensky becomes victim #8 for Elizabeth Taylor...1996] Faith Hill and Tim McGraw become a duo...
- 1981] "Happy Trails": Egyptian President Anwar-el Sadat, 63, is assassinated by Islamic militants at a military rally in Cairo...1983] Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York succumbs to cancer at 62...1989] The legendary Bette Davis dies in France from cancer at 81...
- 1983] Crossing the Hudson: The New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea Stadium for the Meadowlands where they play their 1st game in NJ in 1984...
- 1996] That's debatable: Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton meet in their 1st debate in Hartford (CT) as a TV audience of 46.1 million viewers look on...
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