Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Today in History for October 18th (Associated Press Video)

Re-posted by Nicholas Stix


Associated Press
Published on Oct 17, 2016

Highlights of this day in history: Inventor Thomas Edison dies; Three scientists share Nobel prize for DNA work; Anthrax scare hits CBS in New York; Two U.S. athletes suspended for Mexico City Olympics protest; Rock star Chuck Berry born. (Oct. 18)

[Actually, the video narrator says that Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the black supremacist sprinters, were banned for life.]



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