October 23
1707 - The first Parliament of Great Britain, created by the Acts of Union between England and Scotland, held its first meeting.
1910 - Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight, reaching an altitude of 12 feet at a park in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
1915 - More than 25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote.
1942 - During World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt, resulting in an Allied victory.
1944 - The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf began, resulting in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces.
1946 - The United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time, meeting in New York City.
1956 - A student-sparked revolt against Hungary’s Communist rule began; as the revolution spread, Soviet forces started entering the country, and the uprising was put down within weeks.
1973 - President Richard Nixon agreed to turn over White House tape recordings requested by the Watergate special prosecutor to Judge John J. Sirica.
1983 - A suicide truck bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 241 U.S. Marines and sailors, while a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.
1987 - The U.S. Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork 58-42.
1989 - Twenty-three people were killed in an explosion at Phillips Petroleum Co.‘s chemical complex in Pasadena, Texas.
1995 - A jury in Houston convicted Yolanda Saldivar of murdering Tejano singing star Selena.
2002 - Chechen rebels seized a crowded Moscow theater, taking hundreds of hostage. (Russian forces stormed the building the next day.)
2009 - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect non-infected patients.
2014 - Officials announced that an emergency room doctor who’d recently returned to New York City after treating Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth in the nation. (Dr. Craig Spencer later recovered.)
2017 - New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil rights investigation into the Weinstein Co., amid sexual harassment and assault allegations against its founder, Harvey Weinstein.
2021 - A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people.
Birthdays
25 - Amandla Stenberg (actress)
26 - Nick Bosa (football player)
28 - Ireland Baldwin (model)
28 - Duckie Thot (model)
29 - Margaret Qualley (actress)
30 - Jacinta Gulisano (singer)
30 - Taylor Spreitler (actor)
36 - Carmella (professional wrestler)
37 - Jessica Stroup (actress)
37 - Briana Evigan (actress)
37 - Emilia Clarke (actress)
39 - Meghan McCain (TV host)
47 - Ryan Reynolds (actor)
50 - Vivian Bang (actress)
51 - Kate del Castillo (actress)
51 - Jimmy Wayne (singer)
54 - Dr. Sanjay Gupta (TV medical reporter)
54 - Jon Huertas (actor)
64 - Weird Al Yankovic (musician)
64 - Sam Raimi (director)
67 - Dwight Yoakam (singer)
69 - Ang Lee (director)
72 - Michael Rupert (actor)
75 - Brian Ross (broadcast journalist)
80 - Barbara Ann Hawkins (singer)
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Today in Sports History - October 23
1910 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series.
1921 - The Green Bay Packers play their first game, defeating the Minneapolis Marines 7-6.
1945 - The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson to their minor league club, the Montreal Royals.
1978 - Bryan Trottier (New York Islanders) broke an NHL record when he scored six points in one period.
1988 - Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) passed for 521 yards, three touchdowns and completed 35 of 60 against the New York Jets. It was considered the single-best passing day in NFL history.
1993 - Joe Carter (Toronto Blue Jays) became only the second player to end the World Series with a homerun as the Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to win the World Series.
1993 - The Toronto Maple Leafs set an NHL record when they won their ninth straight game at the start of the season.
1998 - Mark Messier (Vancouver Canucks) became only the 10th player in NHL history to reach 600 career goals.
2000 - In the "Monday Night Miracle", down 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, New York Jets pull together an improbable comeback with 4 touchdowns and a field goal in the fourth quarter, eventually defeating the Miami Dolphins 40-37 in overtime
2002 - Brett Hull (Detroit Red Wings) got his 1,250th career point.
2019 - Point guard Kyrie Irving sets an NBA record for most points scored in a debut with a new team, scoring 50 points in his first game with the Brooklyn Nets in a 127-126 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
2022 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros sweep the New York Yankees to advance to the World Series.
1707 - The first Parliament of Great Britain, created by the Acts of Union between England and Scotland, held its first meeting.
1910 - Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight, reaching an altitude of 12 feet at a park in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
1915 - More than 25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote.
1942 - During World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt, resulting in an Allied victory.
1944 - The World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf began, resulting in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces.
1946 - The United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time, meeting in New York City.
1956 - A student-sparked revolt against Hungary’s Communist rule began; as the revolution spread, Soviet forces started entering the country, and the uprising was put down within weeks.
1973 - President Richard Nixon agreed to turn over White House tape recordings requested by the Watergate special prosecutor to Judge John J. Sirica.
1983 - A suicide truck bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 241 U.S. Marines and sailors, while a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers.
1987 - The U.S. Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork 58-42.
1989 - Twenty-three people were killed in an explosion at Phillips Petroleum Co.‘s chemical complex in Pasadena, Texas.
1995 - A jury in Houston convicted Yolanda Saldivar of murdering Tejano singing star Selena.
2002 - Chechen rebels seized a crowded Moscow theater, taking hundreds of hostage. (Russian forces stormed the building the next day.)
2009 - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect non-infected patients.
2014 - Officials announced that an emergency room doctor who’d recently returned to New York City after treating Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth in the nation. (Dr. Craig Spencer later recovered.)
2017 - New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil rights investigation into the Weinstein Co., amid sexual harassment and assault allegations against its founder, Harvey Weinstein.
2021 - A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people.
Birthdays
25 - Amandla Stenberg (actress)
26 - Nick Bosa (football player)
28 - Ireland Baldwin (model)
28 - Duckie Thot (model)
29 - Margaret Qualley (actress)
30 - Jacinta Gulisano (singer)
30 - Taylor Spreitler (actor)
36 - Carmella (professional wrestler)
37 - Jessica Stroup (actress)
37 - Briana Evigan (actress)
37 - Emilia Clarke (actress)
39 - Meghan McCain (TV host)
47 - Ryan Reynolds (actor)
50 - Vivian Bang (actress)
51 - Kate del Castillo (actress)
51 - Jimmy Wayne (singer)
54 - Dr. Sanjay Gupta (TV medical reporter)
54 - Jon Huertas (actor)
64 - Weird Al Yankovic (musician)
64 - Sam Raimi (director)
67 - Dwight Yoakam (singer)
69 - Ang Lee (director)
72 - Michael Rupert (actor)
75 - Brian Ross (broadcast journalist)
80 - Barbara Ann Hawkins (singer)
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Today in Sports History - October 23
1910 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series.
1921 - The Green Bay Packers play their first game, defeating the Minneapolis Marines 7-6.
1945 - The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson to their minor league club, the Montreal Royals.
1978 - Bryan Trottier (New York Islanders) broke an NHL record when he scored six points in one period.
1988 - Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) passed for 521 yards, three touchdowns and completed 35 of 60 against the New York Jets. It was considered the single-best passing day in NFL history.
1993 - Joe Carter (Toronto Blue Jays) became only the second player to end the World Series with a homerun as the Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to win the World Series.
1993 - The Toronto Maple Leafs set an NHL record when they won their ninth straight game at the start of the season.
1998 - Mark Messier (Vancouver Canucks) became only the 10th player in NHL history to reach 600 career goals.
2000 - In the "Monday Night Miracle", down 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, New York Jets pull together an improbable comeback with 4 touchdowns and a field goal in the fourth quarter, eventually defeating the Miami Dolphins 40-37 in overtime
2002 - Brett Hull (Detroit Red Wings) got his 1,250th career point.
2019 - Point guard Kyrie Irving sets an NBA record for most points scored in a debut with a new team, scoring 50 points in his first game with the Brooklyn Nets in a 127-126 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
2022 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros sweep the New York Yankees to advance to the World Series.
