On this Day: October 22, 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F. Kennedy announces that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. These missile sites—under construction…
On this Day: October 20, 1803
U.S. Senate approves treaty to purchase the Louisiana Territory
On this Day: October 17, 1931
Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion and fined $80,000,