Today in History

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October 10 ~ History

October 10, 2006 in History
Google buys YouTube.com for $1.6 billion


October 10, 1996 in History
Cornerstone dedication for Holocaust Museum in New York City


October 10, 1995 in History
"Garden District" opens at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City


October 10, 1995 in History
Israel begins W Bank pullback, frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners


October 10, 1994 in History
New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56


October 10, 1993 in History
Ted Kennedy, Jr. (32) weds psychiatrist Katherine Gershman (34)


October 10, 1987 in History
Bruce Springsteen releases his 9th album "Tunnel of Love"


October 10, 1991 in History
U.S. cuts all foreign aid to Haiti


October 10, 1978 in History
Aerosmith's Steve Tyler and Joe Perry injured by a cherry bomb

October 10, 1973 in History
New York Mets beat Cin Reds in Game 5 of the NLCS

October 10, 1968 in History
Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series

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October 11 ~ History

October 11, 2002
Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Prize
On this day in 2002, former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."


1945 Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung

1948 Cleve Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series

1968 Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele & Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours

1975 "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin

1981 Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum

1981 Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 & win only Eastern Championship Series

1984 NASA launches space vehicle S-208

1985 Pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands

1990 Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel

1991 Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrassed her

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November 9

1862 US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him

1872 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston

1904 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes

1913 Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks 8 ore-carriers on Great Lakes

1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I

1927 Giant Panda discovered, China

1930 1st nonstop airplane flight from NY to Panama

1953 Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws

1965 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis

1973 Ringo releases "Ringo" album

1982 Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the 1st time

1984 Most shots in an Islander game-88-Isles 45, Rangers 43

1990 President Bush announces DOUBLING of US forces in Gulf

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TOP OF THE CHARTS November 10 in History

1957
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers

1965
Get Off of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones
A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys
Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & The Playboys
Hello Vietnam - Johnny Wright

1973
Keep on Truckin’ - Eddie Kendricks
Heartbeat - It’s a Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family
Photograph - Ringo Starr
Paper Roses - Marie Osmond

1981
Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Tryin’ to Live My Life Without You - Bob Seger
Fancy Free - The Oak Ridge Boys

1989
Listen to Your Heart - Roxette
Cover Girl - New Kids on the Block
When I See You Smile - Bad English
Ace in the Hole - George Strait

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