By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2024. There are 73 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6% in value (its largest daily percentage loss ever), ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 17, the 291st day of 2024. There are 75 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 17, 1989, an earthquake measuring 6.9 in magnitude struck northern California, killing 63 people and causing up to $10 billion worth of damage. Also ...

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 16, the 290th day of 2024. There are 76 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 16, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of nuclear ...

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 12, the 286th day of 2024. There are 80 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 12, 2002, bombs blamed on al-Qaida-linked militants destroyed two nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people, many of whom were ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 11, the 285th day of 2024. There are 81 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 11, 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment; Thomas ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 10, the 284th day of 2024. There are 82 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, resigned his office and pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax ...