CoM Moderators Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 1889 - First all-NYC "World Championship" Baseball Series; New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA); Giants go on to win series, 6-3 1921 - Charles Strite granted US patent #1,394,450 for his invention, the automatic pop-up toaster 1932 - Belgium government of Renkin falls 1968 - Polish sprinter Irena Szewińska runs a world record 22.58s to beat Australian Raelene Boyle by 0.16s and win the 200m gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics 1974 - Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks 1974 - Andre van de Louw appointed Mayor of Rotterdam 1979 - Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini orders mass executions to stop 1989 - East German state/party leader Erich Honecker resigns 1999 - MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 1 2023 - At least 500 Palestinians killed in explosion on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza Strip, with local officials blaming Israeli missile attack and Israelis blaming misfired Palestinian rocket More Historical Events »
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