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The U.S. Navy began as the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.

The cornerstone of the executive mansion, later to be known as the White House, was laid during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.

The Boston Americans (later they were renamed the Red Sox) won the inaugural Baseball World Series by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-0, in Game 8 in Boston.

The third presidential campaign debate was broadcast, with Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon in Hollywood and Democrat John F. Kennedy in New York.

Bill Mazeroski hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the World Series as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees, 10-9, at Forbes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The American Basketball Association’s first game was played as the Oakland Oaks beat the Anaheim Amigos, 134-129.  The game was played at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California.