WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020

1867-15th and last Tokugawa Shogun resigns in Japan

1884-George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film

1933-Nazi Germany announces withdrawal from League of Nations

1944-German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commits suicide rather than face trial for his part in an attempt to overthrow Hitler

1949-14 U.S. Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition

1950-Rev. Moon Sun-young liberated from Heungnam prison

1960-Peace Corps first suggested by JFK

1964- Martin Luther King Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize

1968-First live telecast from a manned US spacecraft (Apollo 7)

1977-Linda Ronstadt sings the national anthem at the 74th World Series

1979-NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretsky scores his 1st NHL goal

1982-6,000 Unification church couples wed in Korea

1986-The IOC decides to stagger the Winter & Summer Olympic schedule

1988-Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment

1990-SF 49er Joe Montana passes for 6 touchdowns vs Atlanta (45-35)