Today is Tuesday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2005. There are 81 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2005. There are 81 days left in the year. On this date in 1975, "NBC Saturday Night" (later "Saturday Night Live") makes its debut with guest host George Carlin.
In 1779, Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski, fighting for American independence, dies two days after being mortally wounded during the Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah, Ga. In 1811, the first steam-powered ferryboat, the Juliana, is put into operation between New York City and Hoboken, N.J. In 1942, the World War II Battle of Cape Esperance begins in the Solomons, resulting in an American victory over the Japanese. In 1958, the lunar probe Pioneer 1 is launched; it fails to go as far out as planned, falls back to Earth, and burns up in the atmosphere. In 1962, Pope John XXIII convenes the first session of the Roman Catholic Church's 21st Ecumenical Council, also known as Vatican II. In 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, is launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard. In 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronaut Kathy Sullivan becomes the first American woman to walk in space.
October 11, 1980: Commuter Aircraft Corp.'s request for a $6 million first mortgage loan from local banks will not be considered unless all lending institutions in Mahoning and Trumbull counties participate, several banking executives say.
The Vindicator straw poll shows Republican Ronald Reagan has gained support in the Mahoning Valley after visiting Youngstown.
Lisa Stevens of Boardman is crowned queen of Youngstown's 84th annual Columbus Day celebration on Federal Plaza.
October 11, 1965: Rocky Marciano, who retired as undefeated heavyweight boxing champion, will speak at the 69th annual Duca Degli Abruzzi Colombo Society's Columbus Day dinner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Youngstown.
Herman Brandmiller Jr., 87, a practicing attorney for 60 years and municipal judge from 1918 to 1922, dies of a heart attack at his Tippecanoe Road home.
Ten pickets from the new Ohio Chapter of the United Dairy Farmers begin picketing the Isaly Dairy Co. plant on Mahoning Ave. to dramatize their complaint that they are underpaid for their milk.
October 11, 1955: Miss Marguerite Lamb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Lamb of 2268 Fifth Ave., sings the lead role of Mimi in the opera "LaBoheme" at the opening of the Monday Musical Club's 59th season. It is the first time that a Youngstown woman has appeared in the city in a grand opera role.
A 37-year-old Breaden St. man commits suicide while watching a movie at the Ski-Hi Drive-In Theater on Route 422 near Coitsville. Police say a hose was run from the exhaust pipe into the car.
The Austintown Kiwanis Club is named interclub champion of Ohio at the Kiwanis convention in Dayton. The Poland club was second.
October 11, 1930: The sixth annual report of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce tax committee shows the city and its school district are facing a $1.2 million shortfall in 1931.
A 26-year-old Newton Falls man is fined $200 and sentenced to six months in jail for abandoning a 7-year-old girl who had been seriously injured by his car. Police said he picked her up and drove around looking for a doctor, but failing to find one, took her back to the spot where he struck her and put her on the sidewalk before driving away.
Two Youngstown traffic officers are patrolling on horseback in a drive against motorists who double park on the main thorofare.