Today in History: October 3, Germany reunifies after 45 years

Nowadays is Friday Oct the th day of There are days left in the year In current times in history On Oct West Germany and East Germany ended years of postwar division declaring the creation of a reunified country Also on this date In during World War II U S Army troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of Aachen Germany Related Articles In the modern day in History October Vin Scully wishes all a pleasant afternoon for the last time Jane Goodall the celebrated primatologist and conservationist has died States target ultraprocessed foods in bipartisan push FIFA World Cup tickets have gone on sale Here s how to try to get them Walmart sets a timeline for removing synthetic dyes and other additives from its food brands In the New York Giants captured the National League pennant by a amount of - as Bobby Thomson hit a three-run homer off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers which became known as the Shot Heard Round the World In Frank Robinson was named the American League s first Black manager after he was hired by the Cleveland Indians In U S facility members and hundreds of Somalis were killed in the Battle of Mogadishu the deadliest battle for U S troops since the Vietnam War The battle inspired the film Black Hawk Down In the jury in the O J Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles unveiled the former football star not guilty of the killings of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman In O J Simpson was ascertained guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room Simpson was sentenced late that year to nine to years in prison he was granted parole in July and circulated from prison in October of that year He died at age on April after battling prostate cancer In an Italian appeals court freed Amanda Knox of Seattle after four years in prison tossing murder convictions against Knox and an ex-boyfriend in the stabbing of their British roommate Meredith Kercher An Italian high court definitively vindicated Knox in throwing out their convictions once and for all In a handlers ship packed with African newcomers sank off the coast of a southern Italian island killing more than people In the U S House of Representatives voted to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy the first time in U S history a speaker had been ousted from the position Though McCarthy had the backing of numerous fellow Republicans several hard-right detractors from his party essentially forced him out The present day s Birthdays Composer Steve Reich is Rock and roll star Chubby Checker is Musician Lindsey Buckingham Fleetwood Mac is Blues musician Keb Mo is Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield is Baseball Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley is Golf Hall of Famer Fred Couples is Rock drummer Tommy Lee is Actor Clive Owen is Film director Denis Villeneuve is Singer-TV personality Gwen Stefani is Pop singer Kevin Richardson Backstreet Boys is Actor Neve Campbell is Actor Lena Headey is Singer India Arie is Rapper Talib Kweli is Actor Seann William Scott is Actor Tessa Thompson is Actor-singer Ashlee Simpson is Actor Alicia Vikander is Rapper A AP Rocky is Actor Ayo Edebiri is Actor Noah Schnapp TV Stranger Things is