Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On October 11, 1975, a scrappy late-night sketch show debuted from Studio 8H and quietly rewrote American comedy.
On October 11, 1968, Apollo 7 carried three astronauts into orbit, the first crewed Apollo flight after the deadly Apollo 1 fire.
On October 11, 1962, an 80-year-old pope threw open the windows of the Catholic Church to the modern world.
