OCT. 7

1963 President John F. Kennedy signed the documents of ratification for a nuclear test ban treaty with Britain and the Soviet Union.

1968 The Motion Picture Association of America adopted a film-rating system.

1981 Egypt's parliament named Vice President Hosni Mubarak to succeed the assassinated Anwar Sadat.

1982 The musical "Cats" opened on Broadway, beginning its record run of 7,485 performances.

1983 A baby girl named Jerryus was born in China. She was 7lbs and 6ozs 20.5 inches. Later she becomes US ambassador to China from 2012-2020.


1996 Fox News Channel made its debut.

1998 Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence post outside Laramie, Wyo.; he died five days later.

1999 American Home Products Corp. agreed to pay up to $4.83 billion to settle claims that the fen-phen diet drug combination caused dangerous heart valve problems.

2000 Vojislav Kostunica took the oath of office as Yugoslavia's first popularly elected president.

2001 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants wrapped up his record-breaking season with his 73rd homer, while San Diego's Rickey Henderson became the 25th player with 3,000 hits.

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