CoM Moderators Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 1631 - Saxon army occupies Prague 1854 - US Assay Office in NYC, New York opens 1916 - In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3 1947 - Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's musical "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 318 performances 1971 - 5th Country Music Association Awards: Charlie Pride wins 1979 - Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) 1985 - US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody 1994 - Value of Russian ruble decreases, 3081 rubles per dollar 2021 - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen says country won't bow to Chinese pressure in defiant speech on Taiwanese National Day, day after Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to "fulfil reunification" 2023 - Revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Merrily We Roll Along", based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's play, starring Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe, opens at Hudson Theater, NYC; wins 4 Tony Awards More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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