Historical Events for 21st October 2022

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1816 - The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings. It is the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia.
1917 - 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WWI: US troops enter front lines at Sommervillier under French command
1964 - Polish 4×100m women's relay team runs a world record 43.6 to beat the US by 0.3s and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics; Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka and Ewa Kłobukowska
1965 - KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1979 - New York City Marathon: Bill Rodgers wins 4th straight men's title in 2:11:42; defending champion Grete Waitz of Norway takes out women's event in 2:27:33
1982 - Private funeral service held for Bess Truman, former First Lady of the United States
1984 - Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal
1995 - Mario Tremblay, selected 22nd NHL coach of Montreal Canadians
2003 - Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in its discovery by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz.
2020 - Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions in interview in documentary film "Francesco"

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