October 21
1797 - The Navy frigate Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," was launched in Boston Harbor.
1805 - A British fleet commanded by Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated a French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, was killed.
1837 - Seminole chief Osceola was captured as he carried a white flag of truce during the Second Seminole War.
1879 - Thomas Edison invented a workable incandescent electric lamp.
1959 - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art opened to the public in New York City.
1960 - Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon clashed in their fourth and final presidential debate in New York.
1966 - 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a coal waste landslide engulfed a school and some 20 houses in Aberfan, Wales.
1971 - President Richard Nixon nominated Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1985 - Former San Francisco Supervisor Dan White — who’d served five years in prison for killing Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights advocate — was found dead in a garage, a suicide.
2001 - Washington, D.C., postal worker Thomas L. Morris Jr. died of inhalation anthrax as officials began testing thousands of postal employees.
2012 - Former senator and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at age 90.
2013 - A seventh-grader at Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nevada, shot and killed a teacher and wounded two classmates before taking his own life.
2015 - Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign, solidifying Hillary Rodham Clinton’s status as the Democratic front-runner.
2021 - Actor Alec Baldwin was pointing a gun on a movie set in New Mexico when it went off and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.
Birthdays
22 - Ashley Liao (actress)
28 - Doja Cat (rapper)
35 - Glenn Powell (actor)
40 - Amber Rose (model)
40 - Aaron Tveit (actor)
40 - Charlotte Sullivan (actress)
41 - Matt Dallas (actor)
43 - Kim Kardashian (actress)
45 - Michael McMillian (actor)
45 - Will Estes (actor)
47 - Jeremy Miller (actor)
63 - Melora Walters (actress)
64 - Ken Watanabe (actor)
74 - LaTanya Richardson Jackson (actress)
75 - Dick Christie (actor)
78 - Everett McGill (actor)
81 - Judy Sheindlin (TV judge)
99 - Joyce Randolph (actress)
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Today in Sports History - October 21
1956 - Billy Howton (Green Bay Packers) caught seven passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns against the Los Angeles Rams. The final score was 42-17.
1964 - The Braves baseball franchise ask the National League for permission to move from Milwaukee to Atlanta.
1966 - Congress approves the AFL-NFL merger.
1973 - Fred Dryer (Los Angeles Rams) became the first NFL player to record two safeties in a single game. The Rams defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-7.
1973 - The Oakland Athletics defeat the New York Mets in seven games to win the World Series.
1976 - The Cincinnati Reds sweep the New York Yankees to win the World Series.
1976 - The New York Knicks retire Willis Reed's #19.
1976 - The Philadelphia 76ers purchased the rights for Julius Erving from the New Jersey Nets.
1980 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Kansas City Royals in six games to win their first World Series in their 98-year franchise history.
1984 - Steve Cox (Cleveland Browns) kicked a 60-yard field goal against the Cincinnati Bengals. It was the second longest field goal in NFL history. The Browns lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 12-9.
1997 - Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins) became the fifth defenseman in NHL history to play in 1,300 regular-season games.
1998 - The New York Yankees set a major league baseball record of 125 victories for the regular and postseason combined.
1998 - The New York Yankees sweep the San Diego Padres to win the World Series.
2000 - The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets 4-3 in 12 innings. It was the longest World Series game at 4 hours and 51 minutes.
2004 - The CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) ruled that Paul Hamm could keep his Olympic gold medal. They decided that Hamm was the rightful champion in the men's all-around gymnastics competition at the Athens Games. South Korea had challenged the medal.
2007 - Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets NFL record for most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26 in 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium, Houston
1797 - The Navy frigate Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," was launched in Boston Harbor.
1805 - A British fleet commanded by Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated a French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, was killed.
1837 - Seminole chief Osceola was captured as he carried a white flag of truce during the Second Seminole War.
1879 - Thomas Edison invented a workable incandescent electric lamp.
1959 - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art opened to the public in New York City.
1960 - Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon clashed in their fourth and final presidential debate in New York.
1966 - 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a coal waste landslide engulfed a school and some 20 houses in Aberfan, Wales.
1971 - President Richard Nixon nominated Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1985 - Former San Francisco Supervisor Dan White — who’d served five years in prison for killing Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights advocate — was found dead in a garage, a suicide.
2001 - Washington, D.C., postal worker Thomas L. Morris Jr. died of inhalation anthrax as officials began testing thousands of postal employees.
2012 - Former senator and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at age 90.
2013 - A seventh-grader at Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nevada, shot and killed a teacher and wounded two classmates before taking his own life.
2015 - Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign, solidifying Hillary Rodham Clinton’s status as the Democratic front-runner.
2021 - Actor Alec Baldwin was pointing a gun on a movie set in New Mexico when it went off and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.
Birthdays
22 - Ashley Liao (actress)
28 - Doja Cat (rapper)
35 - Glenn Powell (actor)
40 - Amber Rose (model)
40 - Aaron Tveit (actor)
40 - Charlotte Sullivan (actress)
41 - Matt Dallas (actor)
43 - Kim Kardashian (actress)
45 - Michael McMillian (actor)
45 - Will Estes (actor)
47 - Jeremy Miller (actor)
63 - Melora Walters (actress)
64 - Ken Watanabe (actor)
74 - LaTanya Richardson Jackson (actress)
75 - Dick Christie (actor)
78 - Everett McGill (actor)
81 - Judy Sheindlin (TV judge)
99 - Joyce Randolph (actress)
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Today in Sports History - October 21
1956 - Billy Howton (Green Bay Packers) caught seven passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns against the Los Angeles Rams. The final score was 42-17.
1964 - The Braves baseball franchise ask the National League for permission to move from Milwaukee to Atlanta.
1966 - Congress approves the AFL-NFL merger.
1973 - Fred Dryer (Los Angeles Rams) became the first NFL player to record two safeties in a single game. The Rams defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-7.
1973 - The Oakland Athletics defeat the New York Mets in seven games to win the World Series.
1976 - The Cincinnati Reds sweep the New York Yankees to win the World Series.
1976 - The New York Knicks retire Willis Reed's #19.
1976 - The Philadelphia 76ers purchased the rights for Julius Erving from the New Jersey Nets.
1980 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Kansas City Royals in six games to win their first World Series in their 98-year franchise history.
1984 - Steve Cox (Cleveland Browns) kicked a 60-yard field goal against the Cincinnati Bengals. It was the second longest field goal in NFL history. The Browns lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 12-9.
1997 - Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins) became the fifth defenseman in NHL history to play in 1,300 regular-season games.
1998 - The New York Yankees set a major league baseball record of 125 victories for the regular and postseason combined.
1998 - The New York Yankees sweep the San Diego Padres to win the World Series.
2000 - The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets 4-3 in 12 innings. It was the longest World Series game at 4 hours and 51 minutes.
2004 - The CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) ruled that Paul Hamm could keep his Olympic gold medal. They decided that Hamm was the rightful champion in the men's all-around gymnastics competition at the Athens Games. South Korea had challenged the medal.
2007 - Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets NFL record for most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26 in 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium, Houston
