YEARS AGO

October 11, 2016 at 12:00a.m.

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 11, the 285th day of 2016. There are 81 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset.

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On this date in:

1779: Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski, fighting for American independence, dies two days after being wounded during the Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah, Ga.

1890: The Daughters of the American Revolution is founded in Washington, D.C.

1910: Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first former U.S. president to fly in an airplane during a visit to St. Louis.

1944: The classic films “To Have and Have Not,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and “Laura,” starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, open in New York.

1968: Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, is launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard.

1975: Bill Clinton and Hillary Diane Rodham are married in Fayetteville, Ark.

“NBC Saturday Night” (later “Saturday Night Live”) debuts with guest host George Carlin.

1991: Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accuses Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her.

2002: Former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

2015: President Barack Obama says that Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server to conduct government business when she served as secretary of state was a mistake but didn’t endanger national security.

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1991: Kenneth Biros, on trial in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court in the murder of Tami Engstrom, covers his face and sleeps as slides of her dismembered body are shown in court.

Five East Liverpool men – including a longtime city police officer – are indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of operating an illegal gambling business.

Twenty-one students in Youngstown State University’s executive MBA program return from a 10-day tour of business sites in London and Belgium.

1976: Two Sharon firemen, John Meszaros and Tom Ryan, are slightly injured fighting an arson blaze that was set to cover up a burglary at the home of Rocco Vidalla at 1248 Baldwin Ave.

The Cleveland Browns’ third-string quarterback David Mays takes over for injured quarterback Brian Sipes and leads the Browns to an 18-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Stadium.

Speaking to about 250 attendees at the House of Valley Church, Youngstown Municipal Court Judge Lloyd Haynes says vandalism and other delinquent acts of juveniles might be minimized if parents would accept greater responsibility for their children.

1966: Austintown trustees ask the Mahoning County prosecutor’s office to rule on the legality of bingo games in township.

Mahoning County commissioners take the first step toward an anticipated $350,000 renewal project for the county by signing an agreement with City Planning Associates for initial programming.

A few parochial school children miss school buses at their collection points, but on the whole, the new schedule works well. Drivers are not required to wait for stragglers.

1941: As 5,000 damp, shivering fans watch, the Youngstown College Penguins score four times in the first half, leading to a 25-14 defeat of Illinois Wesleyan under the lights at Rayen Stadium.

Celia Villa, featured singer with Arturo and the Gay Cabelleros, now playing at the Hotel Pick Ohio, is the daughter of Pancho Villa, famous Mexican revolutionary. Her gowns are handmade by her mother.