Today in History: October 23, Apple iPod debuts

This day is Thursday Oct the th day of There are days left in the year In current times in history On Oct Apple issued the iPod An estimated million iPod devices were sold before the line was discontinued in Also on this date In an estimated women marched on Fifth Avenue in New York City in endorsement of women s suffrage Related Articles NFL stands by Bad Bunny as headliner for Super Bowl LX halftime show US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat this time in the Pacific Ocean During cold and flu season the youngest kids really are the germiest A California-bound United Airlines emergency landing likely caused by collision with a weather balloon Here s why used EV prices are in line with pre-owned gas-powered cars In during World War II Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein el ah-lah-MAYN in Egypt resulting in an Allied forces accomplishment In the Battle of Leyte LAY -tee Gulf began the largest naval battle of World War II resulted in a major Allied triumph against Japanese forces paving the way for the retaking of the Philippines In a student-sparked revolt against Hungary s Communist rule began as the revolution spread Soviet forces entered the country ending the uprising on November In U S utility members preponderance of them Marines were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at the U S Marine Corps barracks at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon while a near-simultaneous attack on French barracks in Beirut killed paratroopers In the U S Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H Bork - In people were killed in an explosion at a Phillips Petroleum chemical complex in Pasadena Texas In a Houston jury convicted Yolanda Saldivar of murdering Tejano crooning star Selena Saldivar was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole and remains in prison In Chechen rebels stormed a Moscow theater and took about hostages demanding that Russian forces withdraw from Chechnya Russian special forces raided the theater on Oct majority of the rebels and hostages were killed In the modern day s Birthdays Film director Philip Kaufman is Advocate and humanitarian Gra a Machel is Film director Ang Lee is Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is Country singer Dwight Yoakam is Activist and philanthropist Martin Luther King III is Author and commentator Michael Eric Dyson is Film director Sam Raimi is Comedic musician Weird Al Yankovic is Rock musician Robert Trujillo Metallica is Racing driver and paracyclist Alex Zanardi is CNN health reporter Dr Sanjay Gupta is TV personality Cat Deeley is Actor Ryan Reynolds is TV personality author and political commentator Meghan McCain is R B singer Miguel is Actor Emilia Clarke is Actor Margaret Qualley is Actor Amandla Stenberg is