1799 – Convention of Alkmaar: British-Russian invasion army departs Holland
1846 – Neptune’s moon Triton discovered by William Lassell
1923 – NY Giants and NY Yankees become first teams to play each other in 3 consecutive Baseball World Series; Giants win Game 1, 5-4; first WS game played at Yankee Stadium
1951 – Baseball World Series: two-time defending champion NY Yankees beat NY Giants, 4-3 at Yankee Stadium for 4-2 series victory; MVP: Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto
1957 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1973 – US Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after pleading no contest to allegations of tax fraud
1978 – Aerosmith’s Steve Tyler and Joe Perry injured by a cherry bomb
1979 – Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone)
1980 – Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network dedicated
1990 – Mexican singer and actress Thalia releases her debut album “Thalía”