Every day has a history all its own, full of triumphs, tragedies, breakthroughs and turning points. On this day, October 26, we pause and look back at the threads that bind the past to the present. We'll explore the events that changed nations,

The 1985 American League Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen was crowned the World Series MVP after pitching a nearly perfect postseason. Saberhagen pitched a five-hit, no-walk shutout performance in Game 7 to help Kansas City secure its first title.

1932: In Game 3 of the World Series — which ended in a New York Yankees sweep — Babe Ruth either pointed to the Wrigley Field bleachers or at Chicago Cubs taunting him from the dugout, then hit a homer that went down in history as Ruth’s called shot.