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Today in History: October 21
1096
Seljuk Turks at Chivitot slaughter thousands of German crusaders.

1529
The Pope names Henry VIII of England Defender of the Faith after defending the seven sacraments against Luther.

1837
Under a flag of truce during peace talks, U.S. troops siege the Indian Seminole Chief Osceola in Florida.

1940
Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.

1950
North Korean Premier Kim Il-Sung establishes a new capital at Sinuiju on the Yalu River opposite the Chinese City of Antung.

1961
Bob Dylan records his first album in a single day at a cost of $400.

1967
The "March on the Pentagon," protesting American involvement in Vietnam , draws 50,000 protesters.

1983
The United States sends a ten-ship task force to Grenada.

1994
North Korea and the US sign an agreement requiring North Korea to halts its nuclear weapons program and agree to international inspections.

Today in History: Born on October 21
1952
Patti Davis, actress, author; daughter of former US Pres. Ronald Reagan.

1956
Carrie Fisher, actress, author, screenwriter; best known as Prince Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy and he bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge; daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds.

1969
Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain; presently (2013) First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Supreme Commander, he is heir apparent to the Bahrain kingdom.

JOTD
Two young boys walked into a drug store, picked out a box of tampons, and proceeded to the checkout counter
The man at the counter asked the older boy, "Son, how old are you?"
"Eight" the boy replied.
The man continued, "Do you know what these are used for?"
The boy replied, "Not exactly, but they aren't for me. They're for him... He's my brother. He's four. We saw on TV that if you use these, you will be able to swim and ride a bike. Right now, he can't do either"