(Friday, October 16, 1943, 10:47 a.m. CWT) — Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly officially opened the city’s new subway system today during a ceremony at the State and Madison street station.
Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, is beheaded 220 years ago today (1793)
Video: Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France (parts 1-12)
(Wednesday, September 18, 1793, 12:15 p.m. local time; during the French Revolution) — Marie Antoinette, widow of Louis XVI and convicted by the National Convention for treason to the principles of the French Revolution, was guillotined today at the Place de la Révolution (present-day Place de la Concorde) in Paris. She was 37.
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‘Say Say Say’ by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson debuts at #26 in USA 30 years ago today (1983)
Video: 'Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (Michael Jackson's Vision)'
(Saturday, October 15, 1983) — “Say Say Say” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson debuted on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at #26.
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New York Yankees win first of 27 World Series championships 90 years ago today (1923)
Image: '1923 World Series game at the Polo Grounds'
(Monday, October 15, 1923) — The New York Yankees won the 1923 World Series today, beating the New York Giants 3-1 at the Polo Grounds (IV) in upper Manhattan, New York, in the sixth and deciding game. It was the first of 27 World Series victories for the Yankees (1923-2009).
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Lennon coaches Billy J. Kramer through his-McCartney’s ‘I’m In Love’ song 50 years ago today (1963)
Audio: 'I`m In Love - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas'
(Monday, October 14, 1963) — Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas recorded Lennon-McCartney’s composition “I’m In Love” today at EMI Studios in London with Beatle John Lennon coaching Kramer. This song was never recorded by Lennon’s group The Beatles.
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Paul McCartney holds an autograph session in Paris 20 years ago today (1993)
Video: 'Paul Is Live In Concert On The New World Tour'
(Thursday, October 14, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney held an autograph session today at Fnac des Ternes in Paris before his show at Palais Omnisports de Bercy in Paris, France, on the 14th stop (and 22nd show) of the second European leg of his The New World Tour. Clips of the signing were shown during the performance of “Here, There and Everywhere” for the official tour video Paul Is Live In Concert On The New World Tour.
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Second Raid on Schweinfurt results in German victory 70 years ago today (1943)
Video: 'The World At War: Whirlwind Bombing Germany 4/5' (Second Raid on Schweinfurt, Oct. 14, 1943, at 9:30)
(Thursday, October 14, 1943; during the Operation Pointblank, part of the European Theater of World War II) — The second Schweinfurt raid took place over Germany today between forces of the United States 8th Air Force and German Luftwaffe’s fighter arm (Jagdwaffe). Continue reading Second Raid on Schweinfurt results in German victory 70 years ago today (1943)
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Paul McCartney holds a news conference in Paris 20 years ago today (1993)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Press Conference Paris 1993'
(Wednesday, October 13, 1993) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney held a news conference today before his show at Palais Omnisports de Bercy in Paris, France, on the 14th stop (and 21st show) of the second European leg of his The New World Tour.
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Boston Americans win inaugural World Series 110 years ago today (1903)
Video: '1903 World Series Game 1: Pirates vs Americans/Red Sox'
(Tuesday, October 13, 1903) — The Boston Americans (now Boston Red Sox) today won the 1903 World Series, the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston, in the eighth and deciding game. It would be the first of seven World Series victories by the Boston Red Sox organization (1903-2007).
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B’nai B’rith founded in New York City 170 years ago today (1843)
Video: 'Archived Video - The First 160 Years of B'nai B'rith (1843 - 2003)' (Oct. 13, 1843, at 1:30)
(Friday, October 13, 1843) — B’nai B’rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, was founded today in Aaron Sinsheimer’s café in New York City’s Lower East Side by 12 recent German Jewish immigrants to organize Jews of the local community to confront “the deplorable condition of Jews in this, our newly adopted country.”
