1768 – First Methodist church in North America colonies initiated (Wesley Chapel, New York City).
1873 – P.T. Barnum’s circus, “Greatest Show on Earth”, debuts in New York City.
1918 – WWI: Turkey signs an armistice with the Allies, agreeing to end hostilities at noon on 31 October.
1922 – Anxious to compete with the New York Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 & 3 players for Jack Bentley (hit .349 & was 13-2 as pitcher for Baltimore (International League) in 1922.
1938 – A radio broadcast of H.G. Wells “The War of the Worlds”, narrated by Orson Wells, allegedly causes a mass panic.
1944 – Sweden announces intention to stay neutral & refuse sanctuary in WWII.
1945 – US government announces end of shoe rationing.
1952 – 4th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tim Flock wins.
1952 – Clarence Birdseye sells the first frozen peas.
1963 – Sandy Koufax wins National League MVP award.
1965 – British model Jean Shrimpton causes a sensation at Derby Day at the Melbourne races wearing a white shift dress four inches above the knee.
1972 – Worst US rail accident in 14 years, 45 die in Chicago, Illinois.
1974 – California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan throws fastest recorded pitch (100.9 MPH)
1980 – NASA launches Fit Sitcom-4.
1988 – Beth Daniel wins National Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship.
1996 – Exxon confirms that it is in talks with state-owned Qatar General Petroleum Corporation concerning the application of new technology to convert natural gas to petroleum products.
2012 – Walt Disney purchases Lucasfilm Ltd. and its right for Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises for $4.05 billion.
2017 – President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and associate Rick Gates are indicted on fraud charges, advisor George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to the FBI.
2019 – Twitter head Jack Dorsey announces it will no longer take political ads.
2021 – Grand Ole Opry broadcasts its 5,000th Saturday night program from Nashville, Tennessee.
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