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October 20 ~ Microsoft is accused of forcing IE browser on computers on this day in 1997. Is Microsoft monopolizing the industry? See what the experts have to say @ your library. ~ In 1803 the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase . Unearth this historic event @ your library. ~ Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin report on October 20, 1967, that they captured a purported Sasquatch on film in California. Begin your own hunt for Bigfoot @ your library.

October 19~ On this day in 1977 the Supersonic Concorde jet landed in New York City for the 1st time. ~ The Reds win the 16th annual World Series . This series will soon become known as the black sox scandal as eight White Sox throw the series. Say it ain't so, Joe! Get the story @ your library. ~ The first American causalities of the military campaign in Afghanistan occurred on this day in 2001 when two Army Rangers perish in a helicopter crash. What’s happening in Afghanistan ? Find it @ your library.

October 19 - Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) unit in operation [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 41]

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October 18 ~ On this day in 1942, Samuel Finley Breese Morse laid his first telegraph cable. Exactly 50 years later, the first long-distance telephone line between Chicago and New York City began operation. Delve into the world of telecommunications @ your library. .... The first computer-arranged marriage took place on Art Linkletter ’s television show on this day in 1958. Learn about online social networking @ your library

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.