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The Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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In 1968, Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos give Black power salutes during the medal ceremonies and are later banned for life from all Olympic competition by the IOC. See more sports moments from this date:
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Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
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In 1991, despite sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill, the Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court, and more events that happened on this day in history.
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Dominic West, Emeril Lagasse, Kimberly Schlapman, Linda Lavin, Mira Nair, Tito Jackson and more.
In 1988, the fourth-ranked Notre Dame football team beats No. 1 Miami 31-30 in South Bend, Ind., snapping the Hurricanes' 37-game winning streak. See more sports moments from this date:
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In 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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In 1988, the fourth-ranked Notre Dame football team beats No. 1 Miami 31-30 in South Bend, Ind., snapping the Hurricanes' 37-game winning streak. See more sports moments from this date:
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In 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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In 1979, Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores his first NHL goal in a 4-4 tie with the Vancouver Canucks. See more sports moments from this date:
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In 2010, rescuers in Chile using a missile-like escape capsule pulled 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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In 1960, Bill Mazeroski opens the bottom of the ninth with a home run off Ralph Terry of the New York Yankees to give the Pittsburgh Pirates the World Series championship. See more sports moments from this date:
Also on this day in 2020 police arrested several political activists who were planning to camp out a day early at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, the site of an anti-government rally. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.
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In 1973, President Richard Nixon nominated House minority leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan to succeed Spiro T. Agnew as vice president, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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In 1992, Art Monk becomes the NFL’s career reception leader, moving past former Seattle star Steve Largent, who retired with 819 receptions. See more sports moments from this date:
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Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard, and more events that happened on this day in history.