October 1981 - October 28, 1981 (Wednesday)

October 28, 1981 (Wednesday)

• The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1981 World Series over the New York Yankees in Game 6. After dropping the first two games, the Dodgers won the next four, including the clincher, 9-2, in Yankee Stadium.
• The heavy metal band Metallica was formed after Lars Ulrich called James Hetfield, whom he had met through a classified ad in the weekly newspaper The Reycler, to ask his help in recording a song for a compilation album. Ron McGovney and Dave Mustaine completed the group.
• President Reagan successfully lobbied the United States Senate to vote down a resolution that would have blocked the sale of five AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia for $8.5 billion. The House had already voted to block the sale, 301-111, on October 14, and 50 U.S. Senators had co-sponsored a resolution against the deal. Lobbying by Reagan and by the U.S. Department of Defense persuaded five Senators to change their minds. As the roll call progressed, the vote was 47-47 after Strom Thurmond sided with the President. John Warner's "no" vote was made the tally 48-50, ending any doubts. Thurmond (47-47) Tower (47-48) Tsongas (47-49) Wallop (48-49), Warner (48-50), Williams (48-51), Zorinsky (48-52),
• Born: Milan Baroš, Czech Republic soccer football player, in Valašské Meziříčí