Born in 1940, Robert Pinsky, American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator.

“The test of whether it’s poetry is: does it sound beautiful when you say the words over, in your mind or your voice, with no skilled performer, no music, just the sounds and meanings in the words themselves.”

In 1950, Iran became the first government to accept technical assistance from the US under Truman’s Point Four Program, the aim of which was to make “the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped areas.”

In 1987, in an effort to protect Kuwaiti shipping amid the Iran-Iraq War, the US Navy launched Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf. (Shown above.) The attack was a response to Iran’s missile attack three days earlier on a Kuwaiti oil tanker.

In 1968, the United States Olympic Committee suspended two sprinters, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, for giving a “black power” salute as a protest during a medal ceremony in Mexico City.

Mabel Nadine, born in 2006.

Born in 1960 – Bob Mould, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer.

Born in 1844. Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher, poet, and composer.

On October 14, 1926 – The children’s book Winnie-the-Pooh, written by A. A. Milne, and illustrated by E. H. Shepard, was first published.

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?” 

Born in 1948: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani singer. He was known as Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning “The King of Kings of Qawwali”.

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Born in 1932: Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, the American comedian, writer, and social critic. 

1975, the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live debuts.