October 19
2019: Noted scientist, explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard speaks at Okatie’s John Paul II Catholic School. Ballard is best known for discovering and exploring the wreckage of the RMS Titanic.
2019: Holy Trinity Classical Christian School sweeps the SCISA 1-A boys and girls cross country championships at Heathwood Hall in Columbia. Collin Dunham won the boys individual championship.
October 23
1964: Beaufort’sJoe Frazier defeats Germany’s Hans Huber with a broken left thumb by a 3-2 decision to win the gold medal in heavyweight boxing at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. He finished with an amateur record of 38-2.
October 24
2021: Seabrook native and Whale Branch Early College High School graduate Dee Delaney makes his first career NFL start at cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Chicago Bears and records his first career interception.
– Compiled by Mike McCombs
