Today is Tuesday, October 22, the 296th day of 2024. There are 70 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On 22 October 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and banned for life from Olympic sports after the International Cycling Union chose not to appeal the doping allegations against Armstrong by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Also this date:
In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas.
In 1928, Republican presidential candidate Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism” in a speech at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
In 1934, bank robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot to death by federal agents and local police on a farm near East Liverpool, Ohio.
In 1962, in a nationally televised address, President John F Kennedy revealed the existence of Soviet-built missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a naval blockade of all offensive military equipment being shipped to the communist island nation.
In 1968, Apollo 7 returned safely from Earth orbit and splashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1995, the largest gathering of world leaders in history marked the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
In 2014, a gunman shot and killed a soldier standing guard at a war memorial in Ottawa, then stormed the Canadian Parliament building before being shot and killed himself.
In 2016, the Chicago Cubs won their first pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. (The Cubs would go on to beat Cleveland in the World Series in seven games.)
Today’s birthdays: Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seale is 88. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 86. Actor Derek Jacobi is 86. Actor Tony Roberts is 85. Actor Catherine Deneuve is 81. Doctor and author Deepak Chopra is 78. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 72 Actors- comedian Bob Odenkirk is 62. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 61. Country singer Shelby Lynne is 56. Reggae deejay and singer Shaggy is 56. Film director Spike Jonze is 55. Argentina president Javier Milei is 54. Former MLB. All-Star Ichiro Suzuki is 51. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 49. Actor Corey Hawkins is 36. Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 34. Rapper 21 Savage is 32.