Historical Events for 18th October 2023

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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

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