This Week in History Part 2 Oct. 8-14

Oct. 11, 1984 – American astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first woman to walk in space

Oct. 13, 2010 – Chilean workers are rescued 69 days after their mine collapsed in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Oct. 14, 1066 – King Harold II of England is defeated by William, duke of Normandy, at the Battle of Hastings

Oct. 14, 1947 – American test pilot Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier

Oct. 14, 1964 – Martin Luther King, Jr. is named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, cited for his work in civil rights and social justice