October 06
1927
“The Jazz Singer,” the first full-length talking picture, starring Al Jolson, debuted.
1949
Japanese-American broadcaster, Iva Toguri D’Aquino (Tokyo Rose), was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000 for treason.
1973
The Yom Kippur War began when Syria and Egypt attacked Israel.
1979
President Jimmy Carter received Pope John Paul II, the first pope to visit the White House.
1981
Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo.
1989
Bette Davis died in France at age 81.
Birthdays
Le Corbusier
1887–1965, French architect, b. Switzerland
Jenny Lind
soprano (1820)
George Westinghouse
inventor (1846)
Carole Lombard
actress (1908)
Thor Heyerdahl
explorer and anthropologist (1914)
Fannie Lou Hamer
civil rights activist (1917)
Amy Jo Johnson
actor (1970)
Rebecca Lobo
basketball player (1973)
Taylor Hicks
singer and talent show contestant (1976)