In History – Tigers win 81st World Series

TODAY IN HISTORY - 10/14

1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. announced as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
1975 - Pres Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside
1977 - Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem at World Series
1980 - Presidential nominee Ronald Reagan promises to name a woman to Supreme Court
1984 - Detroit Tigers beat SD Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY:

1939 - Ralph Lauren, Bronx, New York, fashion designer (Chaps, Polo Ralph Lauren)
1961 - Author Anne Rice (20) weds poet/artist Stan Rice (18) in Denton, Texas
1961 - Author Upton Sinclair (83) weds Mary Elizabeth Willis

GOODBYE TO:

1977 - Bing Crosby, US singer/actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74

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