| On this date in: |
| 1787 |
The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper. |
| 1880 |
Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee. |
| 1904 |
The first rapid transit subway opened, in New York City. |
| 1914 |
Author-poet Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales. |
| 1947 |
“You Bet Your Life,” starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio. |
| 1978 |
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin won the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 1997 |
The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 554.26 points, forcing the stock market to shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. |
| 2002 |
Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith broke the NFL career rushing yardage record of 16,726 held by Walter Payton. |
| 2002 |
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff, becoming the country’s first elected leftist leader. |
| 2004 |
The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4. |
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| 2005 |
White House counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court after three weeks of criticism from fellow conservatives. |
| 2005 |
Surgeons in France performed the world’s first partial face transplant on a woman who was mauled by a dog. |
| 2008 |
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was convicted of seven corruption charges for lying about free home renovations and other gifts from a wealthy oil contractor. (A judge later dismissed the case, saying prosecutors had withheld evidence.) |
