October 22
1797 - Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump from a hot air balloon.
1836 - Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
1934 - Bank robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot to death by federal agents and local police at a farm near East Liverpool, Ohio.
1954 - West Germany joined NATO.
1962 - President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
1968 - Apollo 7 returned safely from Earth orbit, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.
1979 - Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi, the deposed Shah of Iran, was allowed entry into the United States for medical treatment. This action led to the Iran hostage crisis.
1981 - The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.
1995 - The largest gathering of world leaders in history marked the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
2001 - A second Washington, D.C., postal worker, Joseph P. Curseen, died of inhalation anthrax.
2014 - A gunman shot and killed a soldier standing guard at a war memorial in Ottawa, then stormed the Canadian Parliament before he was shot and killed by the usually ceremonial sergeant-at-arms.
2018 - President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. would start cutting aid to three Central American countries he accused of failing to stop thousands of migrants heading for the U.S. border.
2020 - In the closing debate of the presidential campaign, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over how to tame the raging coronavirus; Trump declared that the virus would “go away,” while Biden countered that the nation was heading toward a “dark winter.”
Birthdays
26 - Acacia Kersey (singer)
31 - Sofia Vassilieva (actress)
33 - Jonathan Lipnicki (actor)
35 - Corey Hawkins (actor)
38 - Zac Hanson (singer)
41 - Robinson Cano (baseball player)
42 - Michael Fishman (actor)
48 - Jesse Tyler Ferguson (actor)
50 - Ichiro Suzuki (baseball player)
50 - Katherine Norland (actress)
50 - Carmen Ejogo (actress)
53 - Tracey Lee (rapper)
55 - Shaggy (rapper)
56 - Carlos Mencia (actor/comedian)
60 - Brian Boitano (figure skater)
67 - Luis Guzman (actor)
71 - Jeff Goldblum (actor)
80 - Catherine Deneuve (actress)
84 - Tony Roberts (actor)
85 - Derek Jacobi (actor)
85 - Christopher Lloyd (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 22
1939 - The first televised pro football game was telecast from New York. Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 23-14.
1950 - The Los Angeles Rams set an NFL record by defeating the Baltimore Colts 70-27. It was a record score for a regular season game.
1972 - The Oakland Athletics defeat the Cincinnati Reds in seven games to win the World Series.
1975 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the World Series.
2000 - Corey Dillon (Cincinnati Bengals) ran for 278 yards against the Denver Broncos.
2011 - Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals) became the third player to hit three home runs in a World Series game.
2016 - The Chicago Cubs advanced to their first World Series since 1945 after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in the NLCS.
2020 - The National Hockey League announces the annual NHL All Star Game and the NHL All-Star Skills Competition would be postponed to no earlier than 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
1797 - Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump from a hot air balloon.
1836 - Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
1934 - Bank robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot to death by federal agents and local police at a farm near East Liverpool, Ohio.
1954 - West Germany joined NATO.
1962 - President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
1968 - Apollo 7 returned safely from Earth orbit, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.
1979 - Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi, the deposed Shah of Iran, was allowed entry into the United States for medical treatment. This action led to the Iran hostage crisis.
1981 - The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.
1995 - The largest gathering of world leaders in history marked the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
2001 - A second Washington, D.C., postal worker, Joseph P. Curseen, died of inhalation anthrax.
2014 - A gunman shot and killed a soldier standing guard at a war memorial in Ottawa, then stormed the Canadian Parliament before he was shot and killed by the usually ceremonial sergeant-at-arms.
2018 - President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. would start cutting aid to three Central American countries he accused of failing to stop thousands of migrants heading for the U.S. border.
2020 - In the closing debate of the presidential campaign, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over how to tame the raging coronavirus; Trump declared that the virus would “go away,” while Biden countered that the nation was heading toward a “dark winter.”
Birthdays
26 - Acacia Kersey (singer)
31 - Sofia Vassilieva (actress)
33 - Jonathan Lipnicki (actor)
35 - Corey Hawkins (actor)
38 - Zac Hanson (singer)
41 - Robinson Cano (baseball player)
42 - Michael Fishman (actor)
48 - Jesse Tyler Ferguson (actor)
50 - Ichiro Suzuki (baseball player)
50 - Katherine Norland (actress)
50 - Carmen Ejogo (actress)
53 - Tracey Lee (rapper)
55 - Shaggy (rapper)
56 - Carlos Mencia (actor/comedian)
60 - Brian Boitano (figure skater)
67 - Luis Guzman (actor)
71 - Jeff Goldblum (actor)
80 - Catherine Deneuve (actress)
84 - Tony Roberts (actor)
85 - Derek Jacobi (actor)
85 - Christopher Lloyd (actor)
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Today in Sports History - October 22
1939 - The first televised pro football game was telecast from New York. Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 23-14.
1950 - The Los Angeles Rams set an NFL record by defeating the Baltimore Colts 70-27. It was a record score for a regular season game.
1972 - The Oakland Athletics defeat the Cincinnati Reds in seven games to win the World Series.
1975 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the World Series.
2000 - Corey Dillon (Cincinnati Bengals) ran for 278 yards against the Denver Broncos.
2011 - Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals) became the third player to hit three home runs in a World Series game.
2016 - The Chicago Cubs advanced to their first World Series since 1945 after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in the NLCS.
2020 - The National Hockey League announces the annual NHL All Star Game and the NHL All-Star Skills Competition would be postponed to no earlier than 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
