This day in

History
10 October
 I was born on
October 10 1995.
I was born in
Montreau Fault
Yonne.
10 October.
 10 Oct 1985
Achille Lauro hijacking ends.

• The hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille

Lauro reached a dramatic climax when U.S. Navy
F-14 fighters interced an Egyptian airliner
attempting to flew the Palestinian hijackers to
freedom and force the jet to land at a NATO base
in Sigonella, Sicily. American and Italian troops
surrounded the plane, and the terrorists were
taken into Italian custody.
This was Achille Lauro.
 Automotive: Oct.10,1987
Whitesnake's iconic video features Jaguars

• On this day in 1987, the

song "Here I Go Again" by
English hard-rock group
Whitesnake topped the
Billboard pop singles chart
in the United States.
 Music: Oct.10,1935.
Porgy and Bess, the first great American opera,
premiered on Broadway

• On October 10,
1935, George
Gershwin's opera
Porgy and Bess
premiered on
Broadway.
 Vice President
General interest: Oct. 10, 1973:
Agnew resigns

• Spiro Agnew became the

first U.S. vice president to
resign in disgrace. He was
subsequently fined
$10,000, sentenced to
three years probation.
 Disaster: oct. 10, 1780:
Great Hurricane ravages West Indies

• A powerful storm
slaed the islands of
the West Indies,
killing more than
20,000 people, on this
day in 1780. Known
as the Great Hurricane
of 1780, it was the
deadliest storm ever
recorded.
 Hollywood: oct. 10, 2004:
Superman Christopher Reeve dies at age 52

• On this day in 2004, the

actor Christopher Reeve,
who became famous for
his starring role in four
Superman films, died from
heart failure at the age of
52. Reeve, who was
paralyzed in a 1995 horse-
riding accident, was a
leading advocate for spinal
cord research.
 Darwin published work
Literary: Oct. 10, 1881:
on mold and worms

• On this day in 1881,

Charles Darwin published
The Formation of
Vegetable Mold Through
the Action of Worms. He
considered the work a
more important
accomplishment than his
The Origin of Species
(1859), which turned out
to be one of the most
influential and
controversial books in
history.
 Sport: oct. 10, 1957:
Braves beat the Yankees to win World Series

• On October 10, 1957, the

Milwaukee Braves defeated
the New York Yankees to
win their first World Series
since 1914. No one
expected the Braves to
beat the Bombers: After
all, the New York team had
already won the
championship 21 times.
I 1995.
 Films.
• Waterworld was a
1995 pots-
apocalyptic action
science fiction film.
• Braveheart was a
1995 American
epic/drama film
directed by,
produced by, and
starring Mel
Gibson.
 Music
• Cotton Eyes Joe by
Rednex.

• Earth Song and

You Are Not Alone
by Michael
Jackson.
 Fashion.
• Combat boots had
hung around the
fringes of fashion
since the 1940s.
 Photo Gallery.
• The London
Marathon
• Donna McPhail and
Katie Puckrick
presented the
Sunday Show .
• Later with Jools
Holland - Alison
Moyet, Sinead
O'Connor and
Dusty Springfield
The End
By Tiphaine Hardy.