Historical Events
Events 101 - 114 of 114
- Oct 26 Japanese gymnasts sweep the medals in the men's floor exercise competition at the Mexico City Olympics; Sawao Kato wins his 3rd gold of the Games ahead of teammates Akinori Nakayama and Takeshi KatÅ
- Oct 26 KMIR TV channel 36 in Palm Springs, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Oct 26 Soviet Union launches spacecraft Soyuz 3
- Oct 26 Striker Antal Dunai scores twice as Hungary outclasses Bulgaria 4-1 to take the men's football gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics
- Oct 26 The Soviet Union wraps up the volleyball double at the Mexico City Olympics; both men's & women's teams take gold at the end of their respective round-robin competitions
- Oct 29 USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
Meeting of Interest
Oct 30 Jack Lynch, Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach), meets with Harold Wilson, then British Prime Minister, in London, calling for the ending of partition as a means to resolve the unrest in Northern Ireland
- Oct 30 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Lars Onsager (thermodynamics)
- Oct 30 Nobel prize for physics awarded to Luis Alvarez (bubble chamber)
Event of Interest
Oct 30 Queen Juliana opens IJ tunnel in Amsterdam
Music History
Oct 31 Linda Eastman moves to UK permanently
- Oct 31 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game)
- Oct 31 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Event of Interest
Oct 31 US President Lyndon B. Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam
