| On this date in: |
| 1884 |
The Naval War College was established in Newport, R.I. |
| 1889 |
The Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Paris. |
| 1927 |
The era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson. |
| 1949 |
American-born Iva Toguri D’Aquino, convicted as Japanese wartime broadcaster Tokyo Rose, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. |
| 1973 |
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday. |
| 1976 |
In a debate with Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, President Gerald R. Ford asserted there was “no Soviet domination of eastern Europe.” Ford later conceded that he had misspoken.
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| 1979 |
Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter. |
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| 1987 |
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 against the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court. |
| 2004 |
The top U.S. arms inspector in Iraq, Charles Duelfer, reported finding no evidence Saddam Hussein’s regime had produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991. |
| 2008 |
The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time since 2004. |
| 2010 |
Roy Halladay pitched the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series. |
