530 – St Felix IV reign as Catholic Pope ends
1947 – Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant as Chicago defeats St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader
1955 – Commercial television begins in the UK with the launch of ITV, which soon airs the first advert on UK TV for Gibbs SR toothpaste
1977 – West German Red Army Faction terrorist kills a policeman in Utrecht
1987 – Dow Jones Industrial Average rises a record 75.23 points
1999 – 33rd Country Music Association Awards: Shania Twain, Martina McBride, and Tim McGraw win
2002 – Solheim Cup Women’s Golf, Interlachen CC: US regains Cup 15½-12½; Rosie Jones gains winning point in her 3 and 2 victory over Karine Icher
2013 – 65th Prime time Emmy Awards: “Breaking Bad” and “Modern Family” win