This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/jakob-benzi on 2025-10-19 19:07:48+00:00.
Notable events
- India and Pakistan gain their independence
- The sound barrier is broken for the first time (man made)
- Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in the MLB
- Plutonium Fission is discovered
- A&M was only 8 years removed from their latest national championship (preempting the joke)
Births: David Bowie, Farrah Fawcett, Elton John, Mitt Romney, OJ Simpson, Meat Loaf, many other people