The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 was a Pacific Northwest windstorm, that
struck the West Coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest coast of the
United States. It was the remnants of Typhoon Freda. Most storm analysts
rate this windstorm as the most powerful to strike the Pacific Northwest
during the 20th Century.
A downed tree in Salem, Oregon.
Storm damage in McMinnville, Oregon.
TIM MAGUIRE
Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas
on this day in 1492. He believed that he had found Asia while attempting to
find a Western ocean route to India. The same day he claimed the land for
Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain.
On this day in 2000
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev reportedly pounded a shoe on
his desk in protest against a speech critical of Soviet policy at a
U.N. General Assembly on this day in 1960.
On this day in 2002, three bombings shatter the peace in the town of
Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The blasts, the work of militant Islamist terrorists, left 202 people dead and more than 200 others
injured, many with severe burns.
Luciano Pavarotti (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007)
Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti was best known for his performances with
Spanish singers Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. Together, they were given
the name The Three Tenors. He debuted as an opera singer in La bohème as
Rodolfo in 1961. Pavarotti was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in
2001. He fought a long, tough battle against pancreatic cancer which eventually
took his life at age 71.
The Three Tenors.
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Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
(December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997)
On this day in 1997.
A photo of a Long EZ plane, similar to the one that crashed in California’s
Monterey Bay, killing singer John Denver.
ROSS SIMPSON
The Great Chicago Fire was a large destructive fire that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871. It killed up to 300 people,
destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of Chicago, Illinois, and left more than
100,000 residents homeless. The fire started at about 9:00 p.m. on October 8,
in or around a small barn belonging to the O’Leary family. The shed next to
the barn was the first building to be consumed by the fire, but city officials
never determined the exact cause of the blaze. There has, however, been
much speculation over the years.
In Poland on this day in 1982, all labor organizations were banned
including Solidarity.
On this day in 1970, Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn won the
Nobel Prize for literature.
Donald James Larsen (New York Yankees) pitched the first
perfect game in the history of the World Series on this day
in 1956.
Donald James Larsen turned 88 on August 7.
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1981.
On this day in 1973.
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in an attempt to win back territory that had
been lost in the third Arab-Israel war. Support for Israel led to a devastating
oil embargo against many nations including the U.S. and Great Britain on
October 17, 1973. The war lasted 2 weeks.
A UN weapons inspector in Iraq looking for WMD’s. The findings
were reported on this day in 2004 by chief weapons inspector
David Kay (below) told the senate there were,in fact, no weapons
of mass destruction.
On this day in 1989.
On this day in 1927 "The Jazz Singer" opened in New York starring Al
Jolson. The film, the first ‘talkie,’ was based on the short story "The
Day of Atonement" by Sampson Raphaelson.
MIKE GRACIA
Bob Stevens of American Media in Florida.
On this day in 1988, during a debate between candidates for vice president of
the U.S., Democrat Lloyd Bentsen (left) told Republican Dan Quayle, “You’re
no Jack Kennedy."
On this day in 1962, "Love Me Do" by the Beatles was released in the U.K. It
was their first single.
On this day in 1969, "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" debuted on BBC television. The British sketch comedy series, created by the comedy group Monty Python, aired until 1974.
It was on this day in 2001.
