THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021

1520-Magellan entered the strait which bears his name

1871-First U.S. amateur outdoor athletic games (NY)

1879-Thomas Edison perfects the carbonized cotton filament light bulb

1917-1st Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I

1959-Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens (NYC)

1960-JFK & Nixon clashed in 4th & final presidential debate (NYC)

1967-Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon

1976-American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature

1988-Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos indicted on racketeering charges

1989-Buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in SF earthquake

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

1991-24 die in a fire in Oakland, Calif.