History for October 9

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Bruce Catton 1899, Aimee Semple McPherson 1890, Otto Schnering 1891


John Lennon 1940 - Musician (Beatles), John Alec Entwistle 1944 - Musician (The Who), Jackson Browne 1948 - Musician


1781 - The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Yorktown, VA. The American forces, led by George Washington, defeated the British troops under Lord Cornwallis.


1812 - During the War of 1812 American forces captured two British brigs, the Detroit and the Caledonia.


1855 - Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor.


1872 - Aaron Montgomery started his mail order business with the delivery of the first mail order catalog. The firm later became Montgomery Wards.


1919 - The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the game. The incident became known as the "Black Sox" scandal.


1975 - Andrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Soviet scientist is known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb."


1986 - U.S. District Judge Harry E. Claiborne became the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment. The U.S. Senate convicted Claiborne of "high crimes and misdemeanors."


1986 - The musical "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber opened in London.