Thursday, October 22, 2009

TODAY IN HISTORY

OCTOBER, 22
1962: President John F. Kennedy announces a naval blockade of Cuba, where Soviet missile bases are under construction.

1883: Charles Gounod’s Faust is performed at the opening night of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, located at Broadway and 39th Street.

1979: President Jimmy Carter allows the ousted shah of Iran to enter New York for medical treatment.

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