- 1951] Premiered on this date: "I Love Lucy" starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. This all-time classic will run 10 original seasons and in re-run forever...1959] "The Untouchables" starring Robert Stack (let's not forget the narration by Walter Winchell). The original series only runs for 4 seasons...1969] MSG-TV carries its 1st NHL game (Rangers vs. North Stars)...1973] "The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder debuts...
- 1962] Series Saver: Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson grabs Willie McCovey's line drive for the final out as the Bronx Bombers win their 20th World Series over the SF Giants in 7 games...
- 1964] Curtains: Nikita Krushchev is removed as Soviet Premier and replaced by Alexei N. Kosygin. To wish the new premier good luck, Krushchev pounds Kosygin in the head with his shoe...
- 1964] "Happy Trails": Cole Porter dies of kidney failure at 73...
- 1969] Peace & love, man: Peace demonstrators stage activities across the country, including a candlelight march around the White House to protest the Vietnam War...
- 1976] Veeps get into it: Walter Mondale and Bob Dole face off in the first VP debate...
- 1986] Mets marathon: The Mets beat the Houston Astros 7-6 in 16 innings (the longest postseason game in history at the time) to win the NL Pennant and will win the World (Bill) Series (Buckner) over (Bill) the (Buckner) Boston (Bill) Red Sox (Buckner)...
- 1991] By a hair: The Senate narrowly confirms the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court (52-48)...
- 2002] Guilty as charged: ImClone Systems founder Sam Waksal pleads guilty in New York in the biotech company's insider trading scandal...
- 2003] Ferry disaster: A Staten Island Ferry slams into a maintenance pier, killing 11...
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