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Famous Quote For October 22

"The time is always right to do what's right."

Martin Luther King, Jr., 1964

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October 22 History

1975 - Soviet Venera 9 lands on Venus

1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Highway Beautification Act, to limit billboards & other forms of outdoor advertising on highways.

1964 - Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, which he declines.

1927 - Nikola Tesla released six new inventions including a motor with one phase electricity.

1797 - The first parachute jump of note is made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin from a hydrogen balloon 3,200 feet above Paris.

This Day In Business

1907 - The Panic of 1907 occurs and eventually leads to the Great Depression.

This Day In Entertainment

1979 - Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, receives its 100-millionth guest.

This Day In Geography

1575 - Aguascalientes, Mexico is founded by Juan de Montoro to be a postal rest stop.

This Day In Sports

1972 - The Oakland A's win their first World Series w/ game 7 victory over the Reds.

October 22nd Holiday

International Stuttering Awareness Day - Raises awareness for the millions who have a stuttering speech disorder across the globe.

Today's Birthday Trivia

He attended a couple of years of college but never finished, deciding to go into acting instead. He became the host of Food Network's Cupcake Wars in 2016. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the October 22 Birthday Horoscope.

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