- 1931] Say hello to the George: The George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan and New Jersey opens to the public (10/24)...
- 1956] Debuted on this date: NBC-TV broadcasts the first video tape coast-to-coast. It's a tape of Jonathan Winters performing (10/23)...
- 1964] Turn around, look at me: Viking Jim Marshall, a 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)...
- 1972] 'Happy Trails': Severe heart problems take their toll of Jackie Robinson who passes away at 53 (10/24)...1991] Rock promoter Bill Graham is killed in a helicoper crash at 60 (10/25)...2005] American civil rights activist Rosa Parks dies in her Detroit apartment at 92 (10/24)...
- 1973] Dead air: President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over the Watergate tapes as the clock ticks (10/23)...
- 1983] Beirut blast: A suicide truck bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon kills 241 U.S. Marines and sailors. Another attack kills 58 French paratroopers (10/23)...
- 1986] Fall Classics: Bill Buckner happens as the Mets beat the Red Sox and go on to win the World Series in game 7 (10/25)...2003] The Marlins' Josh Beckett pitches Florida to the World Series title with a 2-0 shutout of the Yankees. Beckett tags (hip, hip) Jorge Posada on the tush for the final out (10/25)...
- 1996] How do you mend a broken heart?: Joe Torre's brother Frank receives a heart transplant during the 1996 World Series (10/25). Frank is living a healthy life and will be 78 in December...
- 1998] Sniper attack: Dr. Barnett Slepian, an abortion doctor was killed at his home in suburban Buffalo when a sniper fired through his kitchen window. James Kopp is convicted of the murder and is serving 25-to-life in prison (10/23)...
- 2002] Snipers snuffed: Army veteran John Allen Muhammad and teenage friend Lee Boyd Malvo are arrested in connection with the Washington (DC) area sniper attacks (10/24). Both are serving prison sentences...For more on October 23 - 25 Plus Commentary on the passing of Soupy Sales:
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