SUNDAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2017. There are 70 days left in the year.

Highlight in History:

On Oct. 22, 1962, in a nationally broadcast address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence of Soviet-built missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being shipped to the Communist island nation.

On this date:

In 1746, Princeton University was first chartered as the College of New Jersey.

In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas.

In 1928, Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism” in a speech at Madison Square Garden.

In 1979, the U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment — a decision that precipitated the Iran hostage crisis.

In 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.

In 1991, the European Community and the European Free Trade Association concluded a landmark accord to create a free trade zone of 19 nations by 1993.

In 2014, a gunman shot and killed a soldier standing guard at a war memorial in Ottawa, then stormed the Canadian Parliament before he was shot and killed by the usually ceremonial sergeant-at-arms.

Ten years ago: A federal jury in Kansas City, Missouri, convicted Lisa Montgomery of killing expectant mother Bobbie Jo Stinnett, cutting the baby from her womb and taking the infant home.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate, accusing him of “wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map."

One year ago: Republican Donald Trump vowed to sue every woman who accused him of sexual assault or other inappropriate behavior, calling them “liars” whose allegations he blamed Democrats for orchestrating.

Today’s Birthdays: Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 81. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 79. Actor Derek Jacobi is 79. Actress-Catherine Deneuve is 74. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 65. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 54. Reggae rapper Shaggy is 49. Movie director Spike Jonze is 48.

Thought for Today: “Forgiveness is the final form of love.”— Reinhold Niebuhr, American clergyman and author (1892-1971).