1920 – Westinghouse radio station in East Pittsburgh, KDKA is granted a Limited Commercial license by the Department of Commerce
1969 – St Vincent and Grenadines gains associated status with Britain
1979 – Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds
1980 – William Safire’s column entitled “The Ayatollah Votes” is published in the New York Times, and was later quoted in a campaign ad for Ronald Reagan in that year’s presidential election
1984 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1985 – KC Royals beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series
1986 – NY Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series
2002 – World Series Baseball: Anaheim beats San Francisco Giants, 4-1 in Game 7 at Edison Field to win Angels’ first title; MVP: Anaheim 1st baseman Troy Glaus
2005 – Riots begin in Paris after the deaths of two Muslim teenagers.
2012 – 46 people are killed and 123 injured in Iraq after a series of attacks and bombs