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October 18, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 18

Black boxing champion Jack Johnson is arrested in Chicago, accused of violating the Mann Act because of his relationship with his White girlfriend. The State Department completes its internal investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email.

October 17, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 17

Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion in Chicago. Albert Einstein arrives in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.

October 14, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 15

The first debate of its kind between vice presidential nominees Democrat Walter F. Mondale and Republican Bob Dole takes place. The Senate narrowly confirms the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court despite sexual harassment allegations from Anita Hill.

October 14, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 16

Planned Parenthood has its beginnings as Margaret Sanger and her sister, Ethel Byrne, open the first birth control clinic in New York. The Cuban missile crisis begins.

October 14, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 14

U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. ("Chuck") Yeager becomes the first test pilot to break the sound barrier. Martin Luther King Jr. is named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

October 11, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 13

The US Navy has its origins. Legendary TV host Ed Sullivan dies. A report says Turkish officials have an audio recording of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

October 11, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 12

Christopher Columbus' expedition arrives in the present-day Bahamas; 17 sailors are killed in a suicide bomb attack on the USS Cole in Yemen.

October 11, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 11

Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accuses Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her; Thomas rips proceedings.

October 9, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 9

President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Brett Kavanaugh takes the bench as Supreme Court associate justice for the first time.

October 8, 2020

This Day in History: Oct. 8

The New York Yankees' Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in World Series history. The House of Representatives triggers an open-ended impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton.