On this day in 1973: Opening of Sydney Opera House
When the Sydney Opera House was officially opened on 20 October 1973, it was more than just the inauguration of...
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On this day in 1987: Black Monday, the day Wall Street trembled
On October 19, 1987, a day that would forever be etched in financial history as "Black Monday," the Dow Jones...
On this day in 1979: Mother Teresa awarded Nobel Prize
In a decision that resonated across the world, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979,...
On this day in 1793: Marie-Antoinette guillotined
On this day in 1793, Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France before the French Revolution, was executed by guillotine...
On this day in 2018: Paul Allen, who cofounded Microsoft, died at age 65
Paul Allen, best known as the co-founder of Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, was a visionary technologist, investor, and philanthropist whose...
On this day in 1066: The battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066, was one of the most decisive and transformative events in English...
On this day in 1792: Cornerstone laid for the White House
On this day in 1792, the cornerstone of the White House was laid in Washington, D.C., marking the start of...
On this day in 1810: The first Oktoberfest was celebrated in Munich
The first Oktoberfest, held in Munich in 1810, was not conceived as a beer festival but as a royal celebration....
On this day in 1976: NBC premiered “Saturday Night Live”,
On 11 October 1975, NBC premiered “Saturday Night Live”, a late-night sketch show that would become a cultural institution and...
On this day in 1963: The second film in the James Bond franchise, From Russia with Love, premiered – video
The second James Bond film, From Russia with Love, premiered in London, marking another milestone in the British spy franchise...
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