MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022

On this day...

1857-World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England

1871-Mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese

1901-First woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)

1939-Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware)

1945-United Nations Charter becomes effective

1952-Arab Liberation Movement becomes the only party of Syria

1956-Soviet troops invade Hungary

1964-Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)

1970-Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile

1973-Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus

1984-11 members of the Colombo crime family arrested

1987-NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike

1989-Rev. Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud