MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024

1553-Volumes of the Talmud are burned

1950-Chinese forces occupy Tibet

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

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

1967-Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon

1969-Bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)

1970-A total of 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

1975-Venera 9, first craft to orbit the planet Venus launched

1976-American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature

1988-Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos indicted on racketeering charges

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