1994 Longest time between the birth of surviving twins Timothy Keys is born more than 3-months premature. His twin sister, Celeste, wasn't born until 95 days later.

1992 George Bush The president mutters "I hope a lot of them lose," after a comment about female candidates running for the Senate.

1972 Water Pollution Control Act Congress passes the act over Pres. Nixon's veto.

1966 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) The transportation agency is established by Congress.

1956 Civil Rights A Louisiana statute goes into effect making it illegal for black and white players to compete or practice together in both amateur and professional sports.

1954 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin debuts on ABC.

1951 I Love Lucy The TV show debuts on CBS.

1933 20th Amendment It goes into effect. Called the "Lame Duck Amendment," it specified that the President's and Vice-President's terms were to begin on January 20.

1924 Statue of Liberty The 151-foot-high gift from the French people is proclaimed a national monument.

1914 Clayton Antitrust Act The law is passed by Congress. It further restricted monopolies and provided labor unions more bargaining power.

1900 Boston's Symphony Hall opens.

1892 1.8 million acres of Crow Indian reservation in Montana is opened up for settlement by proclamation of Pres. Harrison. The Indians received 50¢ an acre for their land.

1881 First U.S. Fishing Journal The American Angler is published.

1860 Abraham Lincoln An 11-year-old girl writes the future U.S. President, suggesting he should grow a beard. He wrote back saying it would be silly to start growing a beard; but he did so anyway.

1783 First manned balloon flight Jean Pilatre de Rozier makes his historic flight. His balloon was tethered to the ground.

1582 Start of the Gregorian Calendar As decreed by Pope Gregory XIII. The previous day had been Thursday, October 4. England and its colonies, including America, didn't convert until 1752.

1522 Emperor Charles V makes Cortez Governor and Captain General of New Spain.

1959 Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson Britain's Duchess of York.

1955 Tanya Roberts (Victoria Leigh Blum), American actress. Film Tourist Trap (1979), The Beastmaster (1982, Kiri), and A View to a Kill (1985, geological Bond Girl). TV: Charlie's Angels (Julie) and That '70s Show (Donna's mom Midge).

1953 Tito Jackson (Toriano Adryll Jackson), American singer, one of the Jackson Five.

1946 Richard Carpenter American singer with the Carpenters. Music: We've Only Just Begun (1970, #2) and Rainy Days and Mondays (1971, #2).

1942 Penny Marshall American actress. TV: Laverne & Shirley (Laverne).

1937 Linda Lavin American actress. TV: Alice (title role).

1924 Lee Iacocca American auto maker, ex-president of Ford Motor Company and chairman of Chrysler Corporation.

1920 Mario Puzo American author. Writings: The Godfather (1969, he won an Oscar for the 1972 screenplay).

1904 Marty Mann d. 1980 American social activist, founder of the National Committee for Education on Alcoholism (1944).

1858 John L. Sullivan d. 1918 American boxer, heavyweight champion (1882-92) and the last bare-knuckle champion.

1844 Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche d. 1900 German philosopher, author of Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883), in which he developed the idea of "Übermensch" (Superman) who would control society. Quote: "Two great European narcotics are alcohol and Christianity" and "What doesn't kill you makes you strong." Source: Fifth 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said

1767 Father Gabriel Richard d. 1832 first Catholic priest to serve in Congress (1823-25).

1608 Evangelista Torricelli d. 1647 Italian physicist, inventor of the barometer (1643).

70 B.C. Virgil d. 19 B.C. Roman epic poet, teacher. He is considered the greatest poet of Rome's Golden Age. Writings: Aeneid.

1964 Cole Porter b. 1891 American composer, one of the greatest songwriters of the century. Music: I'm In Love Again (1924), Kiss Me Kate, I Love Paris, and Night and Day.

1957 Neal Ball b. 1881 (Cornelius Ball), American baseball shortstop. He made the first major-league unassisted triple play (1909).

1946 Herman Wilhelm Goering b. 1893 German Field Marshal under Hitler. He was sentenced to death for war crimes, but committed suicide while in prison.

1944 Erwin Rommel b. 1891 German general, "The Desert Fox," commander of the Afrika Korps during World War II.

1930 Herbert Henry Dow b. 1866 American chemist, pioneer in the U.S. chemical industry.

1917 Mata Hari b. 1876 (Margaret Gertrude Zelle), Dutch dancer, world's most famous spy. She refused a blind fold and blew a kiss to the firing squad before her execution.

1852 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn b. 1778 German patriot, father of gymnastics. His teaching of gymnastics (1809) to young Berlin boys quickly spread to other cities. His was arrested in 1819 and imprisoned for six years by government leaders fearing his movement was a political plot.

1730 Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac b. 1658 French explorer, founder of Detroit, Michigan (1701) and for whom the Cadillac automobile was named.

1389 Urban VI b. circa 1318 Italian religious leader, 202nd Pope (1378-89). He executed five cardinals whom he suspected of disloyalty.

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