CoM Moderators Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 1282 - Nichiren Daishonin, founder of the Nichiren School of Buddhism, dies, his ashes are interred at Taisekiji Temple 1890 - The Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. 1921 - Baseball World Series: NY Giants beat NY Yankees, 1-0 at the Polo Grounds for a 5-3 series win; final WS played in best-of-nine format; Yankees first ever WS appearance 1949 - "Touch and Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances 1964 - Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser wins her third consecutive Olympic 100m freestyle gold medal at the Tokyo Games; Olympic record 59.05s 1975 - Rock vocalist Neil Young undergoes throat surgery 1975 - 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins 1982 - IOC Executive Committee approves the reinstatement of Jim Thorpe's gold medals from the 1912 Olympics 1993 - Captured American Pilot Mike Durant is filmed in an interview in captivity by a CNN camera crew. 2019 - Kurdish forces make a deal with Syrian army for them to patrol border areas in north east Syria to combat Turkish offensive after US President Donald Trump pulls out US forces More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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