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Historical events for the 22nd of October. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on October 22.
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1922 Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, NY, named after a...
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1807 Magnus Huss, Swedish physician who coined the word...
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Cuban Missile Crisis. 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: US...
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Historical Events. 1944-05-27 Jean-Paul Sartres'...
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1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: US President John F. Kennedy...
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1992 Atlanta Braves become 1st American team to win a...
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Choose another date. 1962. JFK’s address on Cuban Missile Crisis shocks the nation. Read more. October | 22. Discover what happened on October 22 with HISTORY's summaries of major...
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From Britannica Book Of The Year
October 22, 1997
Two young American conductors, Alan Gilbert and David Robertson, are awarded the $100,000 Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award.
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1962. U.S. reveals Soviet missile sites in Cuba. President Kennedy orders a naval and air blockade on further shipment of military equipment to Cuba. Following a confrontation that threatens nuclear war, Kennedy and Khrushchev agree on October 28 on a formula to end the crisis.
1959 - "Take Me Along" opened on Broadway. 1962 - U.S. President Kennedy went on radio and television to inform the United States about his order to send U.S. forces to blockade Cuba. The blockade was in response to the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island. 1968 - Apollo 7 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Today in history – which major historical events happened on October 22? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?
