Video: '1992 World Series - Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves' (Game 6 at 2:12)
(Saturday, October 24, 1992) — The Toronto Blue Jays won the 1992 World Series today, beating the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in eleven innings at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, in the sixth and deciding game.
It was the Blue Jay’s first World Series title, and the first time a team based outside the United States won the World Series.
Video: October 24, 1972 (7:14)
(Tuesday October 24, 1972, during the Vietnam War) — South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu publicly rejected a proposal for peace in Vietnam during a national television and radio address tonight that followed five days of intensive talks with U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Continue reading South Vietnamese President Thieu announces war will continue 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: October 24, 1962 (at 0:00)
(Wednesday, October 24, 1962, 10:00 a.m. EDT, day nine of the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — A naval quarantine of Cuba ordered by U.S. President John F. Kennedy went into effect today, aimed at interdicting the delivery of offensive weapons to the island. Continue reading U.S. blockade against Soviet ships around Cuba begins 50 years ago this hour (1962)
Video: 'Jackie Robinson - Mini Bio'
(Tuesday October 24, 1972, 7:10 a.m. EDT) — Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement by breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, died today of a heart attack in Stamford, Connecticut, at age 53.
Video: 'Glory - Pippin - Ben Vereen'
(Monday, October 23, 1972) — Pippin, a musical about a young prince on his search for meaning and significance, opened today on Broadway at the Imperial Theater.
Video: 'Little Stevie Wonder - Thank You For Loving Me All The Way'
(Tuesday, October 23, 1962) — A 12-year-old named Little Stevie Wonder, born Stevland Hardaway Judkins, recorded his first single for Motown Records today at the label’s Hitsville Studio. It was called Thank You For Loving Me All The Way.
Video: October 23, 1962 (at 7:36)
(Tuesday, October 23, 1962, 7:06 p.m. EDT, day eight of the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy signed Proclamation 3504 tonight formally declaring the blockade of Cuban sea ports. Orders are issued to begin enforcing the blockade at 10:00 am the next morning. Continue reading Kennedy signs formal declaration of Cuban blockade 50 years ago this hour (1962)
Video: Oct. 23, 1942 (at 0:00)
(Friday, October 23, 1942, 21:40 Egyptian Summer Time, part of Western Desert Campaign of World War II) — The Second Battle of El Alamein opened today as British Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery unleashed the British 8th Army against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt. Continue reading Second Battle of El Alamein begins in Egypt 70 years ago today (1942)
Video: 1902 Anthracite Coal Miners Strike, Trevor Goring
(Thursday, October 23, 1902) — The 163-day Anthracite Coal Strike in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania ended today as more than 100,000 striking miners received more pay for fewer hours and the owners got a higher price for coal.
The strike was settled after President Theodore Roosevelt set up a fact-finding commission. It was the first labor episode in which the federal government intervened as a neutral arbitrator.
Video: 'Vaughn Meader: The First Family, Vol. 1'
(Monday, October 22, 1962) — The hit comedy album The First Family, starring comedian-impressionist Vaughn Meader as President John F. Kennedy, was recorded today before a studio audience in New York City on the same night as John F. Kennedy’s Cuban Missile Crisis speech.
