Today in history
On Oct. 23, 1915, an estimated 25,000 women marched on Fifth Avenue in New York City in support of women’s suffrage.
In 1987, the U.S. Senate rejected the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork 58-42.
In 1989, 23 people were killed in an explosion at a Phillips Petroleum chemical complex in Pasadena, Texas.
In 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays won their second consecutive World Series as Joe Carter hit a walk-off, three-run home run in Game 6 to win the series over the Philadelphia Phillies.
In 1995, a jury in Houston, Texas officially convicted Yolanda Saldivar of murdering the Tejano singing star Selena.
In 2001, Apple released the iPod. An estimated 450 million iPod devices were sold before the line was discontinued in 2022.