It was voted the third most memorable moment in television history: On October 3, 1995, the entire country watched, riveted as it was announced that O.J. Simpson was found innocent of two murder charges. The replacement jury  A jury of Simpson’s peers ignored the video and confession mountain of evidence against Simpson in a verdict that upset many, made many cheer and stunned everybody.

Today in 1951, Bobby Thomson hit the “shot heard ’round the world,” a three run blast in bottom of the 9th to lead the New York Giants to a 5-4 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers in game three of their playoff series that gave the Giants the National League pennant.

Today in 1964, the first batch of Buffalo wings was made at Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York. Fat people would have to wait for for over 40 years for HD television and the NFL Red Zone channel to complete their happiness.

Tonight in 1992 Sinead O’Connor finished a version of Bob Marley’s “War,” by holding up a picture of Pope John Paul II and saying, “fight the real enemy” and tearing up the photo and tossing it towards the camera. The audience sat in a stunned silence. The following week during the opening monologue, Joe Pesci held up a picture of the Pope and said he had taped it back together and then tore up a picture of O’Connor to loud cheers from the audience.

“The Elephant Man” opened today in 1980. The movie received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

— Bill Hubbell