1883-Original Metropolitan Opera House (NYC) grand opening (Faust)
1928-Pres Hoover speaks of "American system of rugged individualism"
1953-Laos gains full independence from France
1954-West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization
1962-JFK imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis
1966-USSR launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon
1968-Apollo 7 returns to Earth
1973-Security Council Resolution 338-cease fire to the Yom Kippur War
1979-Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in NY for medical treatment
1979-Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest
1980-New South Korean Constitution comes into effect
1981-U.S. national debt tops $1 trillion
1988-Elton John sells out MSG for a record 26th time
1988-Supreme Ct Justice Sandra Day O'Connor OK after breast cancer surgery
1991-General Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion