Park Chung Hee assassinated
On this day in 1979, South Korean President Park Chung Hee was assassinated by his lifelong friend Kim Jae Kyu, head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, who was sentenced to death for his actions. 1979.
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros to win the team’s first World Series title since 1917. 2005.
Following an absence of more than three years, American boxer Muhammad Ali returned to the ring, defeating Jerry Quarry; Ali had been barred from fighting after he refused to be inducted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. 1970.
The action thriller The Terminator was released in the United States; hugely successful, it made actor Arnold Schwarzenegger a star and established director James Cameron as a bankable filmmaker. 1984.
British and U.S. troops clashed in the Battle of Châteauguay during the War of 1812. 1813.
The St. Petersburg soviet (workers’ council) was formed during the Russian Revolution of 1905. 1905.
Prussian General Erich Ludendorff was forced to resign by Emperor William II on Prince Maximilian‘s advice, in an effort to establish an armistice agreement. 1918.
Seth MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973, Kent, Connecticut, U.S.) is an American writer, animator, actor, and producer who was perhaps best known for creating the television series Family Guy (1999–2003, 2005– ), American Dad (2005– ), The Cleveland Show (2009–13), and The Orville (2017– ).
