Today in History: October 26, Newborn receives baboon heart in experimental transplant
In the present day is Sunday Oct the th day of There are days left in the year In contemporary times in history On October Baby Fae a newborn with a severe heart defect was given the heart of a baboon in an experimental transplant in Loma Linda California She lived days with the animal heart Also on this date In the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia Related Articles At present in History October Teapot Dome Shame conviction Barger Varsho and Kirk lead homer barrage as Blue Jays rout Dodgers - in World Series opener US coffee prices spike due to tariffs and poor weather Pentagon accepts million donation to help pay the military during the regime shutdown Authorities shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights In four lawmen including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday exchanged gunfire with five outlaws killing three of them in the Shootout at the O K Corral in Tombstone Arizona In the Erie Canal opened in upstate New York connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River In the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations giving way to the transcontinental telegraph The last run of the Pony Express was completed the following month In South Korean President Park Chung-hee was shot to death by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency Kim Jae-kyu In the New York Yankees became the first group in more than a quarter-century to win three straight World Series championships beating the New York Mets in Championship of their Subway Series In President George W Bush signed the USA Patriot Act giving leadership unprecedented ability to search seize detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of doable terrorists In a hostage siege by Chechen rebels at a Moscow theater ended with of the -plus captives dead largest part from a knockout gas used by Russian special forces who stormed the theater rebels also died In Amy Coney Barrett was endorsed to the Supreme Court by a deeply divided Senate installing President Donald Trump s nominee days before the U S general referendum In Israel launched predawn airstrikes against military targets in Iran in retaliation for a barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired on Israel on Oct It was the first time Israel s military had openly attacked Iran In the current era s Birthdays Musician Milton Nascimento is Actor Jaclyn Smith is TV host Pat Sajak is Politician diplomat and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is Musician Bootsy Collins is Artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel is Actor James Pickens Jr is Actor-singer Rita Wilson is Actor Dylan McDermott is Actor Cary Elwes is Singer Natalie Merchant is Country singer Keith Urban is Actor Tom Cavanagh is Writer-producer Seth MacFarlane TV Family Guy is Actor Florence Kasumba is Actor Jon Heder is Actor Folake Olowofoyeku foh-LAH -kay oh-low-wow-foh-YAY -koo is Rapper Schoolboy Q is
