History
On this day in 1998: Another section of Great Wall of China discovered
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a previously unknown section of the Great Wall of China in the remote northwestern...
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On this day in 1976: Jimmy Carter elected 39th U.S. president
On November 2, 1976, Jimmy Carter, the former Georgia governor and peanut farmer from Plains, secured a historic victory in...
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On this day in 1952: First thermonuclear bomb tested by the United States
On November 1, 1952, the United States detonated "Ivy Mike," the world's first thermonuclear device, on Elugelab Island in the...
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On this day in 2020: Sean Connery died at age 90
Sir Sean Connery rose from humble beginnings in Edinburgh to become one of cinema's most iconic figures, defining sophistication and...
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On this day in 1974: Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle,”
In the pre-dawn hours of October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire, Muhammad Ali achieved what many considered impossible: he knocked...
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On this day in 1929: Collapse of U.S. stock market prices
On October 24, 1929, the United States stock market suffered an unprecedented collapse that would mark the beginning of the...
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On this day in 1886: Statue of Liberty dedicated
Statue of Liberty Dedicates America's Most Powerful Symbol of Freedom On October 28, 1886, New York Harbor came alive with...
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On this day in 2017: Catalonia’s parliament voted to declare the region independent from Spain
On October 27, 2017, the Catalan Parliament took a historic and controversial step by voting to declare independence from Spain,...
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On this day in 1958: America’s first jet airliner entered service for Pan American World Airways
On October 26, 1958, Pan American World Airways ushered in the jet age of American commercial aviation with the inaugural...
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On this day in 2002: Irish actor Richard Harris died
Richard Harris (1930-2002) was a charismatic Irish actor and singer whose tempestuous personality and powerful performances left an indelible mark...
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