On Oct. 6, 1939, as remaining military resistance in Poland crumbled, Adolf Hitler delivered a speech to the Reichstag in which he blamed the Poles for the Nazi-Soviet invasion of their country and denied having any intention of war against France and Britain.
On this date:
In 1683, 13 families from Krefeld, Germany, arrived in Philadelphia to begin Germantown, one of America's oldest settlements.
In 1853, Antioch College opened in Yellow Springs, Ohio. It was the first non-sectarian school to offer equal opportunity for both men and women.
In 1884, the Naval War College was established in Newport, R.I.
In 1889, The Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Paris.
In 1921, sports writer Grantland Rice was at the microphone as the World Series was broadcast on radio for the first time.
Sixty years ago, in 1949, President Harry S. Truman signed the Mutual Defense Assistance Act, providing $1.3 billion in military aid to NATO countries. U.S.-born Iva Toguri D'Aquino, convicted of treason for being Japanese wartime broadcaster "Tokyo Rose," was sentenced in San Francisco to 10 years in prison. (She ended up serving more than six.)
Forty years ago, in 1969, the New York Mets won the first-ever National League Championship Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves, 7-4, in Game 3; the Baltimore Orioles won the first-ever American League Championship Series, defeating the Minnesota Twins 11-2 in Game 3.
In 1973, war erupted in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria attacked Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday.
In 1976, in his second debate with Jimmy Carter, President Gerald R. Ford asserted there was "no Soviet domination of eastern Europe." (Ford later conceded he'd misspoken.) Sound Bite: President Gerald R. Ford.
Thirty years ago, in 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a weeklong U.S. tour, became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter. [How many of those creeps have we let in since? — Ed.]
In 1987, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 against the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court.
Ten years ago: In Mexico, torrential rains sent swollen rivers raging through the streets of the Gulf Coast city of Villahermosa and caused mudslides; dozens of deaths were reported in eastern Mexico's coastal mountain ranges. The NFL awarded its newest franchise to Houston instead of Los Angeles, leaving the second-largest TV market in the nation without a football team. [No problem. We'll settle for three games on telebision every Sunday (+ SNF). — Ed.]
In 2001, Cal Ripkin Jr. [Hey Reverend Moon, it's spelled Ripken. — Ed.] retired after a spectacular baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles that included playing in a record 2,632 consecutive games.
Five years ago: The top U.S. arms inspector in Iraq, Charles Duelfer, reported finding no evidence Saddam Hussein's regime had produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991. The Senate approved an intelligence reorganization bill endorsed by the Sept. 11th Commission. Israelis Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko and American Irwin Rose won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
In 2007, Pakistan's Gen. Pervez Musharraf won a presidential election boycotted by most of his opponents.
One year ago: As Wall Street reeled and global markets plunged, President George W. Bush said the U.S. economy was going to be "just fine" in the long run, but cautioned that the massive rescue plan would take time to work. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped to 9,955, its first close below 10,000 since 2004. Congress began investigating what went so wrong on Wall Street to prompt a $700 billion government bailout. Germany's Harald zur Hausen and French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine.
Today's Birthdays: Broadcaster and writer Melvyn Bragg is 70. Actress Britt Ekland is 67. Singer Millie Small is 63.The president of Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams, is 61. Singer-musician Thomas McClary is 60. CBS chief executive officer Les Moonves is 60. Rock singer Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) is 58. Rock singer-musician David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) is 55. Former NFL player and coach Tony Dungy is 54. Actress Elisabeth Shue is 46. Singer Matthew Sweet is 45. Actress Jacqueline Obradors is 43. Country singer Tim Rushlow is 43. Rock musician Tommy Stinson is 43. Actress Amy Jo Johnson is 39. Actress Emily Mortimer is 38. Actor Lamman Rucker is 38. Actor Ioan Gruffudd is 36. Actor Jeremy Sisto is 35. R&B singer Melinda Doolittle ("American Idol") is 32. Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour is 30.
Today In Entertainment History October 6
In 1927, the era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of "The Jazz Singer," starring Al Jolson.
Forty years ago, in 1969, a George Harrison song became the A-side of a Beatles single for the first time, when The Beatles released "Something" backed with "Come Together."
In 1976, Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots received a gold record for the novelty single "Disco Duck." The single eventually went platinum.
In 1978, Mick Jagger apologized to the Rev. Jesse Jackson for offensive lyrics in the Rolling Stones song "Some Girls," but he refused to change the words. [Unless the lyrics concerned Jackson or his relatives, was it any of his beeswax? — Ed.]
In 1980, the Bee Gees sued their manager and PolyGram Records for $200 million, alleging fraud and misrepresentation. The suit was settled out of court. [Would that have been the Robert Stigwood Organisation? Yes, it would. — Ed.]
In 1988, "Dear John," starring Judd Hirsch, premiered on NBC. [Does anyone remember that? Anyone? — Ed.]
Twenty years ago, in 1989, actress Bette Davis died in Paris after battling cancer. She was 81.
Twenty years ago, in 1989, actress Bette Davis died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, at age 81. [Translation: She died at the "American" Hospital in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. When you read that a show biz (or other well-known) figure passed in Neuilly-sur-Seine, you know they died at the A. H. Also: Do people ever not "battle" cancer? Some people must just give the fuck up. Bag the cliches, AP! — Ed.]
In 1990, Garth Brooks joined the Grand Ole Opry.
In 1991, Elizabeth Taylor married construction worker Larry Fortensky at Michael Jackson's ranch in California. They have since separated.
Thought for Today: "There are plenty of fools in the world; but if they had not been sent for some wise purpose, they wouldn't have been here; and since they are here they have as good a right to have elbow-room in the world as the wisest." — Susan Edmonstone Ferrier, Scottish novelist (1782-1854).
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