MILESTONES: October 23, birthdays for Pele, Caleb McLaughlin, Nancy Grace
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include sportscaster and former football player DOUG FLUTIE, who was born in 1962; talk show host NANCY GRACE, who was born in 1959; Oscar Award-winning director ANG LEE, who was born in 1954; actor CALEB McLAUGHLIN, who was born in 2001; former soccer player TIFFENY MILBRETT, who was born in 1972; former soccer player PELE, who was born in 1940; former golfer CHI-CHI RODRIGUEZ, who was born in 1935; former basketball player KEITH VAN HORN, who was born in 1975; singer and satirist “WEIRD” AL YANKOVIC, who was born in 1959; and country singer and actor DWIGHT YOAKAM, who was born in 1956.
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THE IPOD WAS UNVEILED ON THIS DAY IN 2001. The Apple company unveiled its portable MP3 music player to the press on this date. The iPod officially went on sale on Nov. 10, 2001 for $399. Critics at the time complained about the cost, but the iPod became incredibly popular. In January 2010, Apple announced that it had sold 250 million iPods.