October 10
1845 - The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland.
1886 - The tuxedo dinner jacket made its debut at a ball in Tuxedo Park, New York.
1911 - Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China.
1935 - The George Gershwin opera “Porgy and Bess,” featuring an all-Black cast, opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 124 performances.
1943 - Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
1966 - The Beach Boys’ single “Good Vibrations,” written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, was released by Capitol Records.
1970 - Fiji gained independence from Britain.
1973 - Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, resigned after being charged and pleading no contest to one count of tax evasion.
1985 - Actor and director Orson Welles died in Los Angeles at age 70.
2001 - California congresswoman Nancy Pelosi became minority whip.
2001 - A month after the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. jets pounded the Afghan capital of Kabul while President George W. Bush unveiled a list of 22 most-wanted terrorists, including Osama bin Laden.
2002 - Congress gave President George W. Bush authorization to use military force against Iraq.
2014 - Malala Yousafzai, a 17-year-old Pakistani girl, and Kailash Satyarthi, a 60-year-old Indian man, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for risking their lives for the right of children to receive an education and to live free from abuse.
2018 - Hurricane Michael, the first to strike the U.S. mainland as a Category 5 hurricane in 26 years, made landfall in Florida.
Birthdays
24 - Isabela Ferrer (actress)
28 - Sarah Carpenter (actress)
30 - Bae Suzy (singer)
30 - Marie Dee (model)
33 - Lali Esposito (singer)
34 - Geno Smith (football player)
36 - Rose McIver (actress)
39 - Marina (singer)
41 - Lzzy Hale (singer)
45 - Mya (singer)
50 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (race car driver)
51 - Mario Lopez (actor/TV host)
55 - Brett Favre (football player)
65 - Bradley Whitford (actor)
65 - Julia Sweeney (actress)
66 - Tanya Tucker (singer)
70 - David Lee Roth (singer)
74 - Nora Roberts (author)
78 - Charles Dance (actor)
83 - Peter Coyote (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 10
1921 - The NFL's Decatur Staleys become the Chicago Bears.
1924 - The Washington Senators defeat the New York Giants in seven games to win their first World Series.
1926 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the New York Yankees in seven games to win the World Series.
1931 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Philadelphia Athletics in seven games to win the World Series.
1937 - The New York Yankees defeat the New York Giants in five games to win the World Series.
1945 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs in seven games to win the World Series.
1951 - The New York Yankees defeat the New York Giants in six games to win the World Series.
1956 - The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games to win the World Series.
1957 - The Milwaukee Braves defeat the New York Yankees in seven games to win the World Series.
1964 - The Summer Olympics began in Tokyo, the first Summer Games to be telecast around the world.
1968 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games to win the World Series.
1977 - Quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets played in his final football game.
1979 - Mark Messier made his NHL debut with the Edmonton Oilers.
1987 - Doug Jarvis of the Hartford Whalers ends his NHL record of 964 consecutive games played.
1994 - The New York Giants retire linebacker Lawrence Taylor's #56.
2011 - Nelson Cruz (Texas Rangers) hit the first-ever postseason walk-off grand slam to give the Rangers a 7-3 win. The win gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the ALCS over the Detroit Tigers.
2017 - Joel Embiid signs a five-year, $148 million designated rookie scale maximum contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers.
1845 - The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland.
1886 - The tuxedo dinner jacket made its debut at a ball in Tuxedo Park, New York.
1911 - Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China.
1935 - The George Gershwin opera “Porgy and Bess,” featuring an all-Black cast, opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 124 performances.
1943 - Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
1966 - The Beach Boys’ single “Good Vibrations,” written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, was released by Capitol Records.
1970 - Fiji gained independence from Britain.
1973 - Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, resigned after being charged and pleading no contest to one count of tax evasion.
1985 - Actor and director Orson Welles died in Los Angeles at age 70.
2001 - California congresswoman Nancy Pelosi became minority whip.
2001 - A month after the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. jets pounded the Afghan capital of Kabul while President George W. Bush unveiled a list of 22 most-wanted terrorists, including Osama bin Laden.
2002 - Congress gave President George W. Bush authorization to use military force against Iraq.
2014 - Malala Yousafzai, a 17-year-old Pakistani girl, and Kailash Satyarthi, a 60-year-old Indian man, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for risking their lives for the right of children to receive an education and to live free from abuse.
2018 - Hurricane Michael, the first to strike the U.S. mainland as a Category 5 hurricane in 26 years, made landfall in Florida.
Birthdays
24 - Isabela Ferrer (actress)
28 - Sarah Carpenter (actress)
30 - Bae Suzy (singer)
30 - Marie Dee (model)
33 - Lali Esposito (singer)
34 - Geno Smith (football player)
36 - Rose McIver (actress)
39 - Marina (singer)
41 - Lzzy Hale (singer)
45 - Mya (singer)
50 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (race car driver)
51 - Mario Lopez (actor/TV host)
55 - Brett Favre (football player)
65 - Bradley Whitford (actor)
65 - Julia Sweeney (actress)
66 - Tanya Tucker (singer)
70 - David Lee Roth (singer)
74 - Nora Roberts (author)
78 - Charles Dance (actor)
83 - Peter Coyote (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 10
1921 - The NFL's Decatur Staleys become the Chicago Bears.
1924 - The Washington Senators defeat the New York Giants in seven games to win their first World Series.
1926 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the New York Yankees in seven games to win the World Series.
1931 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Philadelphia Athletics in seven games to win the World Series.
1937 - The New York Yankees defeat the New York Giants in five games to win the World Series.
1945 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs in seven games to win the World Series.
1951 - The New York Yankees defeat the New York Giants in six games to win the World Series.
1956 - The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games to win the World Series.
1957 - The Milwaukee Braves defeat the New York Yankees in seven games to win the World Series.
1964 - The Summer Olympics began in Tokyo, the first Summer Games to be telecast around the world.
1968 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games to win the World Series.
1977 - Quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets played in his final football game.
1979 - Mark Messier made his NHL debut with the Edmonton Oilers.
1987 - Doug Jarvis of the Hartford Whalers ends his NHL record of 964 consecutive games played.
1994 - The New York Giants retire linebacker Lawrence Taylor's #56.
2011 - Nelson Cruz (Texas Rangers) hit the first-ever postseason walk-off grand slam to give the Rangers a 7-3 win. The win gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the ALCS over the Detroit Tigers.
2017 - Joel Embiid signs a five-year, $148 million designated rookie scale maximum contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers.
