10-23-2007, 02:52 PM
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October 23rd
4004 BC ~ The start of the universe, according to the Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar.
1892 ~ Birthday of Gummo Marx, actor, comedian (Marx Brothers).
1935 ~ Birthday of Chi Chi Rodriguez, golf champion.
1940 ~ Birthday of Pelé, soccer player Extraordinaire.
1942 ~ In Egypt, British forces begin a major offensive against Axis forces by initiating the Second Battle of El Alamein.
1956 ~ Hungarians took to the streets in to demand an end to Soviet rule. Thousands died.
1958 ~ Belgian cartoonist Peyo introduced a new set of comic strip characters "The Smurfs".
1983 ~ U.S. & French barracks in Beirut hit by truck bombs, killing 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 French.
1993 ~ Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Joe Carter became the second player to end a World Series with a home run - three-run shot that gave Toronto an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6.
1998 ~ Death of Dr. Barnett Slepian, physician.
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