Today in History: October 22, Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour titles

Nowadays is Wednesday Oct the th day of There are days left in the year At present in history On Oct cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling Union chose not to appeal doping charges against Armstrong by the United States Anti-Doping Agency Also on this date In Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas which earned its independence from Mexico that year in a military rebellion Related Articles Activist investor group that includes Travis Kelce aims to revive struggling Six Flags White House denies overview Trump could free Diddy soon TMZ doubles down HBO Max increasing all subscriptions new ones hiked instantly Why a scholarship for Black California students now has to accept white applicants A Grand Teton mountain runner set a record But his way turned into a crime In bank robber Charles Pretty Boy Floyd was shot to death by federal agents and local police at a farm near East Liverpool Ohio In in a nationally televised address President John F Kennedy revealed the presence of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba and publicized a naval blockade of all offensive military equipment shipped to Cuba In Apollo the first crewed mission of NASA s Apollo space plan returned safely from Earth orbit splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean In a gunman shot and killed a soldier standing guard at a war memorial in Ottawa then stormed the Canadian Parliament building before he himself was shot and killed In the Chicago Cubs won their first pennant since beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Meeting of the National League Championship Series The Cubs would go on to beat Cleveland in the World Series in seven games their first series championship since Nowadays s Birthdays Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is Actor Christopher Lloyd is Actor Derek Jacobi is Actor Catherine Deneuve is Physician and author Deepak Chopra is Actor Jeff Goldblum is Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is Country singer Shelby Lynne is Reggae deejay and singer Shaggy is Film director Spike Jonze is Argentine President Javier Milei is Former MLB All-Star Ichiro Suzuki is Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is Actor Corey Hawkins is Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is Rapper Savage is Rapper Roddy Ricch is