Bernard Slade(television writer and playwright)β
Events
Patent granted to Daniel Cooper for βworkman’s time recorderββ
The broadcast of Orson Wellesβ radio drama, War of the Worlds, caused a national panicβ
Toronto’s first street vacuum debutedβ
The 24-second shot clock made its NBA debutβ
First Lamborghini car debutedβ
The film The Lion in Winter debuted, starring Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Tooleβ
Elton John appeared in a Royal Command Performance for the Queen of Englandβ
Mohammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in 8 rounds for the World Heavyweight Boxing championship titleβ
Spectacular Northern Lights display was seen as far south as Floridaβ
The Boston Red Sox won the World Series vs the St. Louis Cardinals. It marked the first time since 1918 that the Red Sox won a World Series on home turf at Fenway Park.β
The Washington Nationals won the World Series (against the Houston Astros) for the first time in the club’s historyβ
Weather
Buffalo Barracks, New York, received 30 inches of snow in a three-day stormβ