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On Oct. 14, 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
1890- Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas.
1910 -Hall of Fame UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was born near Martinsville, Ind.
1933 -Nazi Germany announced it was withdrawing from the League of Nations.
1944 -German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.
1947- Air Force test pilot Charles E. Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 rocket plane over Edwards Air Force Base in California.
1960- Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy suggested formation of a Peace Corps during a talk at the University of Michigan.
1964- Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1968- The first live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7.
1977 -Singer Bing Crosby died at age 73.
1979- Hockey Hall-of-Famer Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scored the first of his record 894 goals in a home game against the Vancouver Cancucks.
1986- Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1987 -A 58-hour drama began in Midland, Texas, as 18-month-old Jessica McClure slid 22 feet down an abandoned well at a private day care center.
1990- Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein died at age 72.
1991- Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
2006- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose punishing sanctions on North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test.
Today’s Birthdays:
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi turns 54 years old today.
Roger Moore, Actor, 88
John Dean, Former White House counsel, 77
Ralph Lauren, Fashion designer, 76
Cliff Richard, Singer, 75
Justin Hayward, Rock musician (The Moody Blues), 69
Harry Anderson, Actor (“Night Court”), 63
Greg Evigan, Actor (“My Two Dads”), 62
Beth Daniel, Golf Hall of Famer, 59
Thomas Dolby, Rock singer, musician, 57
Natalie Maines, Country singer (Dixie Chicks), 41
Usher, R&B singer, actor, 37
Stacy Keibler, TV personality (“Dancing with the Stars”), 36
Jay Pharoah, Actor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), 28
Actor Steve Coogan turns 50 years old today.