- Library Story Hour for kids ages 18 to 36-months-old at the Mary Riley Styles Library at 10:30 a.m.
- The public is invited to a Community Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Fellowship Hall of Columbia Baptist Church (103 W. Columbia St.). The North Washington Street Small Area Plan will be discussed, including existing plans and proposed redevelopment. Small discussion groups will form so attendees may share ideas.
- On this day in 1962, Dr. Watson (U.S.), Dr. Crick, and Dr. Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA.
- On this day in 2010, the U.S. government determined China’s helping Iran bypass U.N. sanctions and is helping them improve their missile technology and develop nuclear weapons.
- If today is your birthday, you share it with jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (50-years-old) and rocker Chuck Berry (85-years-old). Happy birthday!
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