1929<\/strong> – The Judicial Committee of England\u2019s Privy Council ruled that women were to be considered as persons in Canada.<\/p>\n 1943<\/strong> – The first broadcast of “Perry Mason” was presented on CBS Radio. The show went to TV in 1957.<\/p>\n 1944<\/strong> – Czechoslovakia was invaded by the Soviets during World War II.<\/p>\n 1944<\/strong> – “Forever Amber”, written by Kathleen Windsor, was first published.<\/p>\n 1950<\/strong> – Connie Mack announced that he was going to retire after 50 seasons as the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics.<\/p>\n 1956<\/strong> –\u00a0NFL\u00a0commissioner Bert Bell disallowed the use of radio-equipped helmets by\u00a0NFL\u00a0quarterbacks.<\/p>\n 1958<\/strong> – The first computer-arranged marriage took place on Art Linkletter’s show.<\/p>\n 1961<\/strong> – Henri Matiss’ “Le Bateau” went on display at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It was discovered 46 days later that the painting had been hanging upside down.<\/p>\n 1967<\/strong> – The American League granted permission for the A’s to move to Oakland. Also, new franchises were awarded to Kansas City and Seattle.<\/p>\n 1968<\/strong> – Two black athletes, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos were suspended by the U.S.\u00a0Olympic Committee for giving a “black power” salute during a ceremony in Mexico City.<\/p>\n 1969<\/strong> – The\u00a0U.S.\u00a0government banned artificial sweeteners due to evidence that they caused cancer.<\/p>\n 1970<\/strong> – Quebec’s minister of labor was found strangled to death after eight days of being held captive by the Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ).<\/p>\n 1971<\/strong> – After 34 years, the final issue of “Look” magazine was published.<\/p>\n 1977<\/strong> – Reggie Jackson tied Babe Ruth’s record for hitting three home runs in a single World Series\u00a0game. Jackson was only the second player to achieve this.<\/p>\n 1983<\/strong> – General Motors agreed to hire more women and minorities for five years as part of a settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.<\/p>\n 1985<\/strong> – South African authorities hanged black activist Benjamin Molise. Molise had been convicted of murdering a police officer.<\/p>\n 1989<\/strong> – Egon Krenz became the leader of East Germany after Erich Honecker was ousted. Honeker had been in power for 18 years.<\/p>\n 1989<\/strong> – The space shuttle\u00a0Atlantis<\/i>\u00a0was launched on a mission that included the deployment of the Galileo space probe.<\/p>\n 1990<\/strong> – Iraq made an offer to the world that it would sell oil for $21 a barrel. The price level was the same as it had been before the invasion of Kuwait.<\/p>\n 1997<\/strong> – A monument honoring\u00a0U.S.\u00a0servicewomen, past and present, was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n 2006<\/strong> – Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7.0.<\/p>\n 2013<\/strong> – Saudi Arabia became the first nation to reject a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Jordan took the seat on December 6.<\/p>\n 2019<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0NASA\u00a0astronauts\u00a0Jessica Meir\u00a0and\u00a0Christina Koch\u00a0conduct the first all-female spacewalk outside of the\u00a0International Space Station.<\/p>\n History of 18 October 1929 – The Judicial Committee of England\u2019s Privy Council ruled that women were to be considered as persons in Canada. 1943 – The first broadcast of “Perry Mason” was presented on CBS Radio. 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