Today in History - October 23
October 22, 2005Today is Sunday, October 23, day 295 of 2005.
Today's Highlight in history:
On Oct. 23, 1983, a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 241 U.S. Marines and sailors; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.On this date:
In 2005, In 1915, Some 25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote.
In 1942, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt during World War II.
In 1946, The United Nations General Assembly convened in New York for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing Meadow.
In 1956, An anti-Stalinist revolt began in Hungary.
In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon agreed to turn White House tape recordings requested by the Watergate special prosecutor over to Judge John J. Sirica.
In 1987, The U.S. Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork on a 58-42 vote.
In 1989, A white man, Charles Stuart, claimed that he and his pregnant wife had both been shot by a black robber in Boston; Carol Stuart and her prematurely delivered baby died. Weeks later, Stuart was implicated in the killings and apparently committed suicide.
In 1993, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Joe Carter became the second player to end the World Series with a home run. His three-run shot in the ninth inning gave Toronto an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6.
In 1995, A jury in Houston convicted Yolanda Saldivar of murdering Tejano singing star Selena.
In 1996, The civil trial of O.J. Simpson opened in Santa Monica, Calif. Simpson was later found liable in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
In 1998, Dr. Barnett Slepian, a doctor who performed abortions, was killed at his home in suburban Buffalo, N.Y., when a sniper fired through his kitchen window.
In 1998, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat signed a land-for-peace agreement at the White House, following nine days of talks at Wye River, Md.
In 2002, Gunmen seized a crowded Moscow theater, taking hundreds hostage and threatening to kill their hostages unless the Russian army pulled out of Chechnya.
In 2003, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, widow of the Chinese nationalist leader, died in New York at age 105.
Today's Birthdays:
Baseball hall of famer, U.S. senator, R-Ky. Jim Bunning is 74 years old
Musical parodist Weird Al Yankovic is 46 years old
Former talk show host (''Tonight Show'') Johnny Carson is 80 years old
Director (''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'') Philip Kaufman is 69 years old
Soccer player Pele is 65 years old
Author Michael Crichton is 63 years old
R&B singer (The Dixie Cups) Barbara Ann Hawkins is 62 years old
Actor Michael Rupert is 54 years old
Director Ang Lee is 51 years old
Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 49 years old
Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 49 years old
Director-producer-actor Sam Raimi is 46 years old
Football player Doug Flutie is 43 years old
Baseball player Al Leiter is 40 years old
Rock musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) Brian Nevin is 39 years old
R&B singer (Take 6) David Thomas is 39 years old
Country singer-musician Junior Bryant is 37 years old
Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 33 years old
Basketball player Keith Van Horn is 30 years old
Actor Ryan Reynolds is 29 years old
Actress (''George Lopez'') Masiela Lusha is 20 years old.
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