1967 - In Washington, D.C. nearly 100,000 people gather to protest the Vietnam War.
1945 - Women first allowed to vote in France
1921 - Silent movie "The Sheik" starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres
1824 - Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement.
1994 - North Korea & US sign agreement: North Korea stops nuclear weapons program
This Day In Business
1989 - The Denver Nuggets are purchased for $65 million, making Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe the first African-American owners of a major sports franchise.
1892 - World's Columbian Exposition (or, Chicago World's Fair) opens in Chicago
1867 - Medicine Lodge Treaty signed relocating Native American Plains tribes to Oklahoma
1998 - The Yankees sweep San Diego Padres to win their record 24th World Championship.
October 21st Holiday
International Day of the Nacho (U.S. and Mexico) - Commemorates the invention of the nacho, by Ignacio Anaya in 1943
Today's Birthday Trivia
She has written two books, including an autobiography. She wrote an autobiographical play titled Wishful Drinking. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the October 21 Birthday Horoscope.
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