On Oct. 6, 1889, the Moulin Rouge in Paris first opened its doors to the public.
In 1927 the era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of “The Jazz Singer,” a movie starring Al Jolson that featured both silent and sound-synchronized scenes.
In 1949 American-born Iva Toguri D’Aquino, convicted of treason for being a “Tokyo Rose” broadcaster from wartime Japan, received a 10-year prison sentence. (She served more than 6 years.) A Chicago resident since 1956, she died last month.
In 1973 the Yom Kippur War began as Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on the Jewish holiday.
In 1981 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by extremists while reviewing a military parade.
In 1993 Michael Jordan announced his retirement after nine years with the Bulls. (He would play professional baseball one season in the White Sox farm system before returning to the Bulls.)
In 2000 Slobodan Milosevic finally conceded defeat to Vojislav Kostunica in Yugoslavia’s presidential elections, ending his 13-year autocratic regime.
In 2004 the top U.S. arms inspector in Iraq, Charles Duelfer, reported finding no evidence Saddam Hussein’s regime had produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991.
