Today is Saturday, October 21, the 294th day of 2017. There are 71 days left in the year.
1950 — Chinese forces occupy Tibet
1959 — Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens (NYC)
1960 — JFK & Nixon clashed in 4th & final presidential debate (NYC)
1966 — 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfs a school in S Wales
1967 — Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon
1969 — Bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)
1970 — 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea
1970 — Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways
1975 — Mexico City’s first major subway accident takes 26 lives