Today in History: October 22, Apollo 7 returns with a splash

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 22, the 296th time of 2024. There are 70 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Oct. 22, 1968, Apollo 7 returned safely from Earth orbit, splashing down successful the Atlantic Ocean.

Also connected this date:

In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated arsenic the archetypal constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas.

In 1928, Republican statesmanlike nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American strategy of rugged individualism” successful a code astatine New York’s Madison Square Garden.

In 1934, slope robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was changeable to decease by national agents and section constabulary astatine a workplace adjacent East Liverpool, Ohio.

In 1962, successful a nationally broadcast address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the beingness of Soviet-built rocket bases nether operation successful Cuba and announced a naval blockade of each violative subject instrumentality being shipped to the Communist land nation.

In 1995, the largest gathering of satellite leaders successful past marked the 50th day of the United Nations.

In 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his 7 Tour de France victories and received a beingness prohibition from Olympic sports aft the International Cycling Union chose not to entreaty doping charges against Armstrong by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

In 2014, a gunman changeable and killed a worker lasting defender astatine a warfare memorial successful Ottawa, past stormed the Canadian Parliament gathering earlier helium himself was changeable and killed.

In 2016, the Chicago Cubs won their archetypal pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers successful Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. (The Cubs would spell connected to bushed Cleveland successful the World Series successful 7 games.)

Today’s Birthdays:

• Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 88.
• Actor Christopher Lloyd is 86.
• Actor Derek Jacobi is 86.
• Actor Tony Roberts is 85.
• Actor Catherine Deneuve is 81.
• Physician and writer Deepak Chopra is 78.
• Actor Jeff Goldblum is 72.
• Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 62.
• Olympic golden medal fig skater Brian Boitano is 61.
• Country vocalist Shelby Lynne is 56.
• Reggae deejay and vocalist Shaggy is 56.
• Film manager Spike Jonze is 55.
• Argentine President Javier Milei is 54.
• Former MLB All-Star Ichiro Suzuki is 51.
• Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 49.
• Actor Corey Hawkins is 36.
• Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 34.
• Rapper 21 Savage is 32.