At the moment is Tuesday, Oct. 22, the 296th day of 2024. There are 70 days left within the yr.
At the moment in historical past:
On Oct. 22, 1968, Apollo 7 returned safely from Earth orbit, splashing down within the Atlantic Ocean.
Additionally on this date:
In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the primary constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas.
In 1928, Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism” in a speech at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard.
In 1934, financial institution robber Charles “Fairly Boy” Floyd was shot to dying by federal brokers and native police at a farm close to East Liverpool, Ohio.
In 1962, in a nationally broadcast handle, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence of Soviet-built missile bases underneath development in Cuba and introduced a naval blockade of all offensive army tools being shipped to the Communist island nation.
In 1995, the most important gathering of world leaders in historical past marked the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations.
In 2012, bike owner Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and obtained a lifetime ban from Olympic sports activities after the Worldwide Biking Union selected to not attraction doping expenses towards Armstrong by america Anti-Doping Company.
In 2014, a gunman shot and killed a soldier standing guard at a battle memorial in Ottawa, then stormed the Canadian Parliament constructing earlier than he himself was shot and killed.
In 2016, the Chicago Cubs received their first pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Recreation 6 of the Nationwide League Championship Sequence. (The Cubs would go on to beat Cleveland within the World Sequence in seven video games.)
At the moment’s Birthdays:
- Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 88.
- Actor Christopher Lloyd is 86.
- Actor Derek Jacobi is 86.
- Actor Tony Roberts is 85.
- Actor Catherine Deneuve is 81.
- Doctor and creator Deepak Chopra is 78.
- Actor Jeff Goldblum is 72.
- Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 62.
- Olympic gold medal determine skater Brian Boitano is 61.
- Nation singer Shelby Lynne is 56.
- Reggae deejay and singer Shaggy is 56.
- Movie director Spike Jonze is 55.
- Argentine President Javier Milei is 54.
- Former MLB All-Star Ichiro Suzuki is 51.
- Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 49.
- Actor Corey Hawkins is 36.
- Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 34.
- Rapper 21 Savage is 32.
