- 1926] Curtains: Harry Houdini plays his last performance, at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit (10/24)...2003] Concorde makes its last commercial flight, bringing the era of supersonic transport to a close, at least for then (10/24)...
- 1931] Debuted on this date: The George Washington Bridge opens to the public (10/24)...
- 1964] Turn around, look at me: Viking Jim Marshall, a very good player but lacking a good sense of direction, runs 66 yards in the wrong direction after picking up a fumble, costing the Vikes a 2-point safety (10/25)...
- 1965] Sir Beatles: The Beatles receive MBE (Member of the British Empire) honors at Buckingham Palace (10/26)...
- 1972] "Happy Trails": Severe heart problems take their toll on Jackie Robinson who passes away at 53 (10/24)...1990] William S. Paley, founder of CBS, Inc. dies from kidney failure at 89 (10/26)...1991] Rock promoter Bill Graham is killed in a helicopter crash at 60 (10/25)...1992] Singer/songwriter Roger Miller is a victim of cancer at 56 (10/25)...1994] One-man band, Wilbert Harrison suffers a fatal stroke at 65 (10/26)...2005] American civil rights activist Rosa Parks dies in her Detroit apartment at the age of 92 (10/24)...2005] Co-owner of the Giants, Wellington Mara succumbs to lymphoma at 89 (10/25)...
- 1981] Fall Classics: In one of the more bizarre George Steinbrenner sagas, 'The Boss' claims he broke his hand in an elevator fight in L.A. during the World Series. After winning the first two games, the Yankees get swept in 4 games (10/25) by the Dodgers...1986] Bill Buckner happens (10/25) as the Mets beat the Red Sox and go on to win the World Series in the next game...2003] The Marlins' Josh Beckett pitches Florida to the World Series title with a 2-0 shutout of the Yankees when he tags Jorge Posada on the tush for the final out (10/25)...2005] The Chicago White Sox win their first World Series since 1917 by defeating Houston 1-0 in game 4 (10/26)...
- 1990] Holy KO: Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas for the heavyweight title (10/25). Douglas held the title briefly following a surprise KO of Mike Tyson...
- 1996] How do you mend a broken heart?: Joe Torre's brother Frank Torre receives a heart transplant during the 1996 World Series (10/25). Frank is living a healthy life at 77...
- 2002] Russian justice: A hostage siege by Chechen rebels at a Moscow theater ends with 129 of the 800 plus captives dead, most from a knockout gas used by Russian special forces who storm the theater (10/26)...
- 2002] Snipers snuffed: Army veteran John Allen Muhammad and teenage friend Lee Boyd Malvo are arrested in connection with the Washington area sniper attacks (10/24). They are both serving prison sentences...
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