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October 23, 2009
This Day in History: Oct. 26:
1774: The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. 1825: The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, opened. 1881: Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday were involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz. 1975: Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to pay an official visit to the United States. 1979: South Korean president Park Chung Hee was killed by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. 1994: Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Clinton. 2002: Russian government forces stormed the Moscow theater held by Chechen rebels. More than 100 hostages were killed. 2005: The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston Astros to win their first World Series in 88 years. -- from Infoplease website
Famous birthdays today (besides yours): Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, 1911; Actress Shelley Morrison ("Will and Grace"), 1936; Actress Jaclyn Smith ("Charlie's Angels"), 1945; "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak, 1946; Singer Maggie Roche of The Roches, 1951; Actor James Pickens Jr. ("Grey's Anatomy"), 1952; Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52's, 1953; Actress Rita Wilson, 1956; Actor Dylan McDermott ("The Practice"), 1961; Singer Natalie Merchant, 1963; Country singer Keith Urban, 1967; Actor Tom Cavanagh ("Ed"), 1968; Writer-actor Seth McFarlane ("Family Guy"), 1973; Actor Jon Heder ("Blades of Glory," "Napoleon Dynamite"), 1977; Singer Mark Barry of BBMak, 1978. -- from Infoplease and Yahoo!News websites
Posted by Lynn at October 23, 2009 11:39 AM