Event:
Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant)
More Notable Events on September 23:
1990 PBS begins an 11 hour miniseries on Civil War
1990 Saddam says he will destroy Israel
1986 Congress selects the rose as U.S. national flower
1976 Ford-Carter TV debate
1961 1st movie to become a TV series - How to Marry a Millionaire
