Bob Trow(actor, best known for his portrayal of gibberish-talking Robert Troll and Bob Dog on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood)–
Events
North and South Dakota admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states–
Balfour Declaration states the British objective of establishing a Jewish state in Palestine–
Radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh broadcast the first commercial news, featuring the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election–
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was established–
Howard Hughes’ Hercules (aka Spruce Goose) plane flew one mile. Its wingspan was 320 feet–
Game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted to a House Sub-Committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance when he appeared on the quiz show Twenty-One–
President George W. Bush won re-election over Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry–
Record-breaking pinata measured 60 feet long and 23 feet 10.5 inches wide–
Nik Wallenda set two world records with two high-wire walks between Chicago skyscrapers without safety equipment. The first walk was 454 feet long, at a 19 degree incline, starting at 588 feet high and ending at 671 feet high. The second walk, done blindfold, was 94 feet long and 543 feet high.–
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time since 1908–
Weather
A storm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, blocked Benjamin Franklin’s view of a lunar eclipse–
Snowstorms commenced in the southern Rockies, bringing 31 inches of heavy, wet snow to Denver and 36 inches to New Mexico’s mountains–
