TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2018. There are 76 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 16, 1793, during the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, was beheaded.
On this date:
■ In 1962, the Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba.
■ In 1987, a 58-1/2-hour drama in Midland, Texas, ended happily as rescuers freed Jessica McClure, an 18-monthold girl trapped in a narrow, abandoned well.
■ In 1991, a deadly shooting rampage took place in Killeen, Texas, as a gunman opened fire at a Luby’s Cafeteria, killing 23 people before taking his own life.
■ In 1995, a vast throng of black men gathered in Washington, D.C. for the “Million Man March” led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
Ten years ago: A volatile Wall Street pulled off another stunning U-turn, transforming a 380-point loss for the Dow Jones industrial average into a
401-point gain.
Five years ago: Congress passed and sent to President Barack Obama for his signature legislation to avoid a threatened U.S. default and end the partial, 16-day government shutdown.
One year ago: Ahmad Khan Rahimi, was convicted of planting two pressure-cooker bombs on New York City streets, including one that injured 30 people; prosecutors said Rahimi considered himself “a soldier in a holy war against Americans.”
Today’s Birthdays: Actress Angela Lansbury is 93. Actor Peter Bowles is 82. Actorproducer Tony Anthony is 81. Sportscaster Tim McCarver is
77. Rock musician C.F. Turner (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is
75. Actress Suzanne Somers is
72. Rock singer-musician Bob Weir is 71. Producer-director David Zucker is 71. Comedianactor Andy Kindler is 62. Singer Wendy Wilson (Wilson Phillips) is 49. Actress Kellie Martin is 43. Actress Brea Grant is 37.
Thought for Today: “Life is a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.”—Eugene O’Neill, American playwright (born this date in 1888, died 1953).