DAY IN HISTORY

Saturday, Oct. 10-11, 2020

Today is the 284th day of 2020 and the 19th day of autumn.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy (then known as the U.S. Naval School) opened in Annapolis, Maryland.

In 1957, the core of a nuclear reactor caught fire in Cumbria, England.

In 1973, Spiro Agnew resigned the vice presidency after being charged with tax evasion.

In 2002, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to give President George W. Bush authority to use military force in Iraq.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Giuseppe Verdi (18131901), composer; Helen

Hayes (1900-1993), actress; Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), jazz pianist/ composer; Harold Pinter (1930-2008), director/playwright; Ben Vereen (1946), actor/singer/dancer; Nora Roberts (1950- ), author; David Lee Roth (1954- ), singer-songwriter; Michael Giacchino (1967- ), composer; Brett Favre (1969- ), football player; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974- ), race car driver; Aimee Teegarden (1989- ), actress.

TODAY’S FACT: The London Bridge that had spanned the River Thames in London since 1831 was disassembled in 1967 and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It opened there on this day in 1971. by Andrews Mcmeel Almanac

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1920, the Cleveland Indians’ Bill Wambsganss and Elmer Smith performed the first unassisted triple play and hit the first grand slam, respectively, in World Series history, in Game 5 against the New York Yankees.

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“When people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.” — Ben Vereen

TODAY’S NUMBER: 361,311 — shareholders in the Green Bay Packers in 2020. It is the only publicly owned NFL franchise.

TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Oct. 9) and new moon (Oct. 16).