- 1872] Mail order is born: Aaron Montgomery Ward starts his mail-order business with the delivery of the first mail order catalog. The firm becomes Montgomery-Ward (10/9)...
- 1951] Fall Classics: The Casey Stengel-led Yankees beat the New York Giants in 6 games to win their 3rd consecutive WS. That number will grow to 5. Joe DiMaggio in his final year and rookie Mickey Mantle play the outfield -- DiMag in center, the Mick in right until he gets hurt...1957] Lew Burdette's 3rd WS victory gives the Braves the championship over the Yankees in 7 games...1973]
The New York Mets beat the Reds in game 5 of the NLCS to advance to the WS against Oakland (all 3 events are on 10/10)... - 1973] Curtains: Elvis Presley and Priscilla D-I-V-O-R-C-E after 6 years of marriage (10/9)...1977] North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith retires as the winningest college basketball coach in history. The team's record under Smith: 879-254 with 2 national titles and 11 final fours (10/9)...
- 1975] Wedding Bells: Hillary Rodham (R) switches party affiliation when she marries Bill Clinton (D) (10/11)...
- 1975] Live from New York: George Carlin hosts the first "Saturday Night Live" with musical guests Janis Ian and Billy Preston (10/11)...
- 1985] Strawberry Fields Forever: The official dedication of Strawberry Fields is held on what would have been John Lennon's 45th birthday. Son Sean was 10 years old. He's now 34. It was Mayor Ed Koch who named the patch of Central Park real estate in the shadows of The Dakota where John Lennon lived and died. As is the custom, there will be fans congregating there today on what would have been John's 69th birthday (10/9)...
- 1991] Hill v. Thomas: Anita Hill accuses Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 'must see TV' for the masses (10/11)...
- 2004] "Happy Trails": Christopher Reeve passes away from cardiac arrest after slipping into a coma. The former Superman was 52 (10/10)...
- 2006] Google gobbles YouTube: Google Inc. announces that it's snapped up You Tube Inc. for $1.65 billion (10/10)...
- 2006] Tragedy on 72nd Street: Yankees relief pitcher Corey Lidle, 34, and his co-pilot/instructor Tyler Stanger die when their small plane crahes into the 40th floor of a 50 floor hi-rise in Manhattan (10/11). Pilot error was ruled...For more on October 9 - 11:
Friday, October 9, 2009
(Weekend Edition) October 9 - 11, 2009...
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