Hinckley Stalks Carter October 2, 1980 John Hinckley, Jr. manages to get within 6 feet of U.S. President Jimmy Carter at a campaign event in Dayton, Ohio. A week later, he was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee on a weapons charge. Carter was in Nashville campaigning at the time. It is believed Hinckley intended to assas...

Playboy October 1, 1953 Playboy magazine is founded by Hugh Hefner. Its premiere issue hit the stands in December, featuring Marilyn Monroe from a photo shoot she did in the nude in 1949 when she was still a struggling actress. The first issue was produced in Hefner's kitchen with $8,000 he raised from friends, includi...

Cheers September 30, 1982 The TV show Cheers debuts on NBC. "Where Everybody Knows Your Name." Cheers was almost canceled during its first season where it ranked near the bottom in ratings, but eventually developed a following and became the #1 sitcom and one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. John Ratz...

Tylenol Murders September 29, 1982 The first two of seven deaths from cyanide-laced Tylenol acetaminophen capsules. A 12-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man die after taking cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. The man's brother and sister-in-law later also died from after taking Tylenol from the same bottle. Three other pe...

Black Sox Scandal September 28, 1920 Eight members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted for accepting bribes to throw the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. They were banned from baseball even though they were eventually acquitted. They are still currently banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame.