1635 – Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he speaks out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land.
1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
1873 – A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
1873 – Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American pharmacist and businessman, founded Walgreens (d. 1939) is born.
1874 – General Postal Union is created as a result of the Treaty of Bern.
1898 – Joe Sewell, American baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame(d. 1990) is born.
1900 – Joseph Friedman, American inventor, invented the bendy straw (d. 1982) is born.
1919 – Black Sox Scandal: The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series.
1940 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Beatles, The Quarrymen, Plastic Ono Band, and The Dirty Mac) (d. 1980) is born.
1952 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host and manager is born.
1967 – Joseph Pilates, German-American fitness trainer, developed Pilates (b. 1883) dies.
1969 – In Chicago, the United States National Guard is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection with the trial of the "Chicago Eight" that began on September 24.
1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor is born.
1980 – Pope John Paul II shakes hands with the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
1995 – An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
2003 – Mission: Space opens to the public in the Epcot park at Walt Disney World. The opening ceremony included several astronauts from all eras of space exploration.
2009 – First lunar impact of the Centaur and LCROSS spacecrafts as part of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
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