On this day :

1985 Achille Lauro hijacking ends, 1775 Howe named commander in chief of British army, 1987 Whitesnakes iconic video features Jaguars, 1862 John Bankhead Magruder sent to Texas, 1957 President Dwight D Eisenhower apologizes to African diplomat, 1991 A former postal worker commits mass murder, 1780 Great Hurricane ravages West Indies, 1845 Birth of the US Naval Academy, 1970 October Crisis in Canada, 1973 Vice President Agnew resigns, 732 Battle of Tours, 2004 Superman Christopher Reeve dies at age 52, 1881 Darwin publishes work on mold and worms, 1935 Porgy and Bess the first great American opera premieres on Broadway, 1877 Custers funeral is held at West Point, 1951 Truman signs Mutual Security Act, 1957 Braves beat the Yanks to win World Series, 1965 1st Cavalry Division commences operations, 1969 US Navy transfers vessels to South Vietnamese, 1916 Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, 1944 Eight hundred children are gassed to death at Auschwitz,