Today in History – Steve Yzerman named Red Wings captain

TODAY IN HISTORY - 10/7

1913 - Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line
1968 - Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system
1971 - Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
1986 - Steve Yzerman is named captain of the Detroit Red Wings, a title he would hold for over 1300 games

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY:

1959 - Simon Cowell, Lambeth, London, recording executive and television producer (X-Factor, American Idol)
1976 - Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
2006 - Comedian-actor Tim Allen (53) weds actress Jane Hajduk (39) at an outdoor ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado

GOODBYE TO:

1849 - Edgar Allan Poe, American writer, poet and critic, dies in Baltimore at 40

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