1688 – King of England James II dismisses adviser Robert Spencer
1904 – The first section of the New York subway, running from Lower Manhattan to Broadway Harlem for a fare of one nickel and built by the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), opens
1925 – Water skis are patented by Fred Waller
1963 – Detroit Red Wings right wing Gordie Howe scores 544th career goal in 6-4 loss to Montreal Canadiens, tying Maurice Richard’s all-time NHL regular season record
1985 – 16th NYC Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34
1990 – Supreme Soviet of Kirghiz SSR chooses Askar Akayev as republic’s first president.
2018 – LA Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox, 3-2 in Game 3 of baseball’s World Series; a record 46 players used by both teams; Boston go on to win 4 games to 1
2018 – Australian 7-year old mare Winx wins unprecedented fourth consecutive Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in Melbourne; her record 29th-straight win and her 22nd Group 1 racing success