MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007

Today is Monday, October 22, the 295th day of 2007. There are 70 days left in the year.

1746 _ Princeton University received its charter

1875 _ Sons of the American Revolution organized

1936 _ First commercial flight from mainland to Hawaii

1938 _ First Xerox copy made

1953 _ Laos gains full independence from France

1954 _ West Germany joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

1962 _ JFK imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis

1968 _ Apollo 7 returns to Earth

1979 _ Deposed shah of Iran arrives in New York City for medical treatment

1980 _ New South Korean constitution comes into effect

1988 _ Elton John sells out MSG for a record 26th time

1991 _ General Motors announces 9-month loss of $2.2 billion