Bavarian Crown Price Ludwig married Princess Therese of Hildburghausen in Munich. Their wedding celebration lasted for days, and became a yearly tradition known today as “Oktoberfest.”–
An iron lung respirator used for the first time in Boston, MA–
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show made its television debut. Burns and Allen had been on the radio since 1935–
Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson won Nobel Peace Prize–
U.S.S.R.’s Voskhod 1 launched–
The U.S. Navy concluded its Sealab II program, in which teams of aquanauts lived and worked in a capsule submerged off the California coast–
19th Summer Olympic games began, Mexico City, Mexico–
Jesus Christ Superstar, the Broadway musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, premieres in New York–
Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the Nobel Peace Prize–
Weather
The Columbus Day “Big Blow” in Oregon and Washington brought 100 mph winds, damaging trees and killing 48 people–
