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What happened in history on this day: October 22?
On October 22 in ...
- 1815 - William H. Crawford takes office as Treasury Secretary.
- 1816 - William H. Crawford takes office as Treasury Secretary.
- 1882 - In Southeast Oklahoma, USA, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurs.
- 1883 - First New York Horse Show held (Madison Square Garden).
- 1883 - Original Metropolitan Opera House (New York City) grand opening (Faust).
- 1906 - 3000 blacks demonstrate and riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1907 - New York City's Knickerbocker Trust Company fails, leading to Panic of 1907.
- 1922 - Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, New York, named for knight in Wagner's Opera.
- 1926 - Student Wallace Whitehead repeatedly punches magician Harry Houdini in the abdomen, after asking if he had strong muscles, and receiving permission to punch him.
- 1928 - US President Herbert Hoover speaks of "American system of rugged individualism".
- 1936 - Reconstructed Charlotte Mint opens as Mint Museum of Art.
- 1936 - First commercial flight from mainland USA to Hawaii.
- 1938 - First Xerox copy made.
- 1954 - Ford Thunderbird cars arrive in dealer showrooms in the USA. 4,000 orders are placed on the first day.
- 1962 - In a televised speech, US President John F. Kennedy announces that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba which would house medium-range missiles capable of striking a number of major cities in the United States. Kennedy announces that he is ordering a naval "quarantine" of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from transporting any more offensive weapons to the island.
- 1962 - Pacific Science Center opens at Seattle Center, Washington, USA.
- 1963 - 225,000 students boycott Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest.
- 1968 - Apollo 7 returns to Earth.
- 1979 - Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in New York for medical treatment.
- 1979 - Walt Disney World welcomes its 100-millionth guest, Kurt Miller.
- 1981 - American Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified.
- 1981 - US national debt tops US$1 trillion.
- 1983 - An armed man crashes a truck through the gates of Augusta National Golf Club in the US, takes hostages, and demands to see the President.
- 1986 - Jane Dornacker, traffic reporter for WNBC radio in New York City, is killed when the helicopter she is broadcasting live from crashes into the Hudson River.
- 1991 - General Motors announces nine-month fiscal loss of US$2.2 billion.
- 2007 - Mexico and the USA agree on a plan for the US to pay US$1.4 billion in aid over three years for Mexico to fight drug traffickers.
- 2008 - Wachovia Corp reports a third-quarter loss of US$23.9 billion, a record quarterly deficit for a banking company in the global credit crisis.
Births on October 22
- 1908 - Birth of Roger Broggie in Massachusetts, USA; mechanical engineer at Walt Disney Company (Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad, Mark Twain Riverboat, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Monorail, more), named Disney Legend 1990.
- 1915 - Birth of Harry Hickox in Big Springs, Texas, USA; American actor (Herb - Please Don't Eat the Daisies).
- 1916 - Birth of Sid Miller in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Donald O'Connor Texaco Show).
- 1920 - Birth of Mitzi Green in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Little Orphan Annie, So This is Hollywood).
- 1933 - Birth of Donald H Peterson in Winona, Mississippi, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 6).
- 1938 - Birth of Christopher Lloyd in Stamford, Connecticut, USA; actor (Taxi, Back to the Future).
- 1939 - Birth of Tony Roberts in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show).
- 1942 - Birth of Annette Funicello in Utica, New York, USA; actress (Mickey Mouse Club).
- 1943 - Birth of Paul Zukofsky in Brooklyn, New York, USA; violinist (Cappricio).
- 1947 - Birth of Lee Meredith [Judith Lee Sauls] in River Edge, New Jersey, USA; actress (The Producers).
- 1952 - Birth of Jeff Goldblum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (The Fly, Thank God it's Friday).
- 1952 - Birth of Patricia Ann Reagan [Patti Davis], daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan; actress, author (House of Secrets).
- 1961 - Birth of Barbara Potter in Connecticut, USA; tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbledon Court).
- 1985 - Birth of Zachary Walker Hanson in Tulsa, Oklahoma; drummer (Hanson - "MMMBop").
Deaths on October 22
- 1900 - Death of John Sherman in Washington, DC, USA at age 77; canal engineer, lawyer, Representative (Ohio, 1854-61), US Senator (Ohio, 1861-77, 1881-97), Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890, US Treasury Secretary (1877-81), Secretary of State (1897-98).
- 1934 - Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd shot dead by FBI in Ohio.
- 1979 - Jesse Bishop, convicted murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber.
- 1986 - Jane Dornacker, traffic reporter for WNBC radio in New York City, is killed when the helicopter she is broadcasting live from crashes into the Hudson River.
- 1988 - Death of Henry Armstrong, American boxer (born 1912).
- 2000 - Death of Rodney Anoa'i, American wrestler known as Yokozuna (born 1966).
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