MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019

1553-Volumes of the Talmud are burned

1879-Thomas Edison perfects the carbonized cotton filament light bulb

1944-During WWII, US troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall

1945-Women in France allowed to vote for first time

1948-Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated (Washington DC)

1950-Chinese forces occupy Tibet

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

1975-Mexico City's first major subway accident takes 26 lives

1980-First (& only) time Phillies win the World Series (in 98 years) (World Series #77)

1984-Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05

1988-Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos indicted on racketeering charges

1989-First black owners (Betram Lee & Peter Bynoe) of a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m