Today in history: Oct. 22
Major events that happened around the world on this day in history.
1811: Franz Liszt
In 1811, composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt was born in the Hungarian town of Raiding (RY'-ding) in present-day Austria.
1934: "Pretty Boy" Floyd
In 1934, bank robber Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was shot to death by federal agents and local police at a farm near East Liverpool, Ohio.
1962: John F. Kennedy
On Oct. 22, 1962, in a nationally broadcast address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence of Soviet-built missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being shipped to the Communist island nation.
1981: Air Traffic Controllers
In 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.
1986: President Reagan
In 1986, President Reagan signed into law sweeping tax-overhaul legislation.
1995: United Nations 50th Anniversary
In 1995, the largest gathering of world leaders in history marked the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
1998: "Power Wheels"
In 1998, the government advised parents to remove the batteries from their kids' "Power Wheels" cars and trucks, made by Fisher-Price, because of faulty wiring that could cause them to erupt into flame.
2004: Margaret Hassan
In 2004, in a wrenching videotaped statement, aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Baghdad, begged the British government to help save her by withdrawing its troops from Iraq, saying these "might be my last hours." (Hassan was apparently killed by her captors a month later.)
2009: Soupy Sales
Ten years ago: Comedian Soupy Sales died in New York at age 83.
2018 Trump migrants
One year ago: President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. would start cutting aid to three Central American countries he accused of failing to stop thousands of migrants heading for the U.S. border.
2018: George Soros
One year ago: A bomb was found in a mailbox at the suburban New York home of liberal billionaire philanthropist George Soros; federal agents safely detonated the device after being summoned by a security officer.
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