This Day in "History"

October 6

1927
"The Jazz Singer," the first full-length talking
picture, starring Al Jolson, debuted.

1949
Japanese-American broadcaster, Iva Toguri
D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose), was sentenced to 10
years in prison and fined 10,000 for treason.

1973
The Yom Kippur War began when Syria and Egypt
attacked Israel .

1979
President Jimmy Carter received Pope John Paul
II , the first pope to visit the White House.

1981
Egypt's President Anwar Sadat was assassinated
in Cairo .

1989
Bette Davis died in France at age 81.


http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory
 
October 7

1765
The Stamp Act Congress convened in New York
to draw up colonial grievances against England.

1849
Poet-writer Edgar Allan Poe died at age 40.

1949
The Republic of East Germany was formed.

1968
The Motion Picture Association of America
adopted its film-rating system, ranging from "G"
for general audiences to "X" for adults only.

1985
The Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked
by Palestinian gunmen in the Mediterranean.

1998
Matthew Shepard , a gay student at the University
of Wyoming, was beaten, robbed, and left tied to
a fence. He died five days later.

2001
U.S. and British forces launched bombing
campaign against Taliban government and al-
Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan .
2003
California governor Gray Davis was recalled and
former bodybuilder and actor Arnold
Schwarzenegger was elected in his place.


http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/October-7
 
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