GREETINGS FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NM!

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ STARTING POINTS

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• ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA - 35.056516° N, 106.624363° W

• Today is Monday, Oct. 24th, 2022., the 297rd day of 2022. 68 days to 2023

• Forecast from the KIVA Weather Station: WINDY/SUNNY H: 52F. L: 40F.

• Today’s Chronological Reading of the Bible in a Year

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ HISTORY MOMENTS

• In 2002, authorities apprehended John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo near Myersville, Maryland, in the Washington-area sniper attacks. (Malvo was later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but Maryland's highest court has agreed to reconsider that sentence in 2022; Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed in 2009.)

• In 1940, the 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

• In 1972, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, who'd broken Major League Baseball's modern-era color barrier in 1947, died in Stamford, Connecticut, at age 53.

• In 2005, civil rights icon Rosa Parks died in Detroit at age 92.

• Five years ago in 2017: Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018; he'd been critical of the GOP's path under President Donald Trump. Fats Domino, the rock 'n' roll pioneer whose hits included "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain't That a Shame," died in Louisiana at 89. Actor Robert Guillaume, who won Emmy awards for his portrayal of the sharp-tongued butler in the sitcoms "Soap" and "Benson," died in Los Angeles at 89. In a game that began in 103-degree heat, the Los Angeles Dodgers opened the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros in Los Angeles; Clayton Kershaw was the winning pitcher in his World Series debut.

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TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ ENTERTAINMENT MOMENTS

• In 1995, Smashing Pumpkins released their album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness." (Tonight, Tonight, 1979 and Zero)

• In 1960, Neil Sedaka recorded the single "Calendar Girl."

• In 1962, James Brown's "Live At The Apollo" album was recorded. It sold more than one million copies.

• In 1980, Paul McCartney received a particular disk from officials with the

• In 2016, singer Bobby Vee died of advanced Alzheimer's disease outside Minneapolis. He was 73.

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TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ NOTEWORTHY BIRTHDAYS

• Actor F. Murray Abraham is 83 (Scarface, Amadeus, Grand Budapest Hotel).

• Movie director David S. Ward is 77 (Milagro Beanfield War, The Sting).

• Actor Kevin Kline is 75 (A Fish Called Wanda, French Kiss).

• Congressman and former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume is 74.

• Actor Zahn McClarnon is 56 (Longmire, NYPD Blue)

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