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