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October 17 ~ An earthquake shook San Francisco on this day in 1989. The quake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale , lasted for 15 seconds, damaged 100,000 buildings, injured 3,000 and killed 63. The quake was televised nationwide as it occurred during the third game of the World Series. Whether you’re interested in earthquakes , baseball or San Francisco , it’s @ your library. ... Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison on this day in 1931. Check out some gangster flicks @ your library.

October 16 ~ On this day in 1987, rescuers freed 18-month old Jessica McClure from the abandoned well in Midland, Texas, where she had been trapped for 58 hours. What happened to Jessica? Find it @ your library. Oscar Wilde is born in Dublin, Ireland, on this day in 1854. Find Oscar @ your library.

George Duck October - Franklin R. Carpenter resigns [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 14] November 4 - Board of Trustees requested Edward H. Williams of Lehigh University to be the school's dean. Williams declines [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 14] November - Williams recommends mining engineer George F. Duck as Dean, Duck accepts [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 14]

October 15 ~ The German airship Graf Zeppelin completes its first commercial journey, a flight across the Atlantic from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1928. Get into zeppelins @ your library. ... The United States’ plutonium-powered space probe, Cassini, is launched for a mission on Saturn in 1997. Join Cassini on its journey @ your library.

SDLN has discovered a problem with ALEPH (the library's Online Catalog) which requires them to shut down the server. AquaBrowser will be search able but holds and ILL requests via the catalog will not be possible. Please place holds using our webform and use WorldCat for ILL requests (search for the item in WorldCat and click Request Item) Please email or phone 394-2418 the library to renew materials or with any questions. We will be working to resolve the issues as quickly as possible. We may be down from now through the weekend. We will send an update as soon as we have more information. On campus and VPN access to all databases should not be impacted. If you use your library barcode to access databases from off campus, you may need to use VPN instead. SDLN staff

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October 14 ~ In 1913, Britain's worst mining disaster occurred at the University Colliery in Glamorgan, Wales. An explosion at the mine results in 439 fatalities. Learn more about the perils of mining @ your library. ... On October 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Learn about sound waves @ your library.