1792 – First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York.
1836 – 18″ of snow falls in Bridgewater, NY.
1900 – The first modern submarine is commissioned by the U.S. Navy as the USS Holland, named for its designer John Philip Holland.
1901 – Theodore Roosevelt renames “Executive Mansion” as “The White House”
1915 – Ford Motor Company under Henry Ford manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile.
1920 – Construction begins on Holland Tunnel connecting NJ & NYC.
1928 – 1st use of iron lung (Boston’s Children Hospital)
1933 – John Dillinger escapes from jail in Allen County, Ohio.
1942 – US navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance.
1950 – “Call Me Madam” opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 644 performances.
1960 – JFK & Richard Nixon’s third presidential debate.
1971 – “Jesus Christ Superstar” opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 711 performances.
1973 – US President Richard Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President.
1981 – 15th Country Music Association Award: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones wins.
1988 – George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in their second presidential debate.
1991 – Statler Brothers Show premieres on TNN.
1999 – Pat Lafontaine formally retires from the NHL due to lingering concussion problems.
1999 – The Day of Six Billion: the proclaimed 6 billionth living human in the world is born.
2003 – 54th Formula One WDC: Michael Schumacher wins by two points.
2008 – Anna Kournikova and Andy Roddick defeat Martina Navratilova and Jesse Levine in a match for charity, raising over $400,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund.
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