1774—1st Continental Congress makes Declaration of Colonial Rights in Philadelphia.
1834—First black to obtain a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter.
1862—Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting home run, dies 10/18.
1884—George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film.
1901—Justin Huntly McCarthy’s “If I were King” premieres in NYC.
1908—Baseball Writers Association of America forms.
1908—Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers.
1911—Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A’s, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379)
1912—Bull Moose Teddy Roosevelt shot while campaigning in Milwaukee.
1922—1st Thom McAn shoe store opens on Third Avenue, NYC.
1926—AA Milne’s book “Winnie the Pooh” released.
1930—Ethel Merman’s debut on Broadway in “Girl Crazy”
1957—Everly Brothers’ “Wake Up Little Susie” reaches #1.
1963—WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (ABC) begins.
1964—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced as winner of Nobel Peace Prize.
1968—In NL expansion draft, Expos & Padres choose 30 players each.
1975—President Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside.
1985—On Monday Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath’s #12, beat Miami 23-7.
1995—Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep NL playoffs (beat Reds)
1998—Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with 6 bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
2014—Richard Flanagan’s novel “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” wins the 2014 Man Booker Prize.
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