On This Day in History | ||||||||
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Historical Events | ||||||||
1854 French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during the Crimean War | ||||||||
1907 Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland | ||||||||
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1943 Burma railway built by Allied POWs and Asian laborers is completed for use by the Japanese army | ||||||||
1973 OPEC oil ministers use oil as an economic weapon in the Arab-Israeli War, mandating a cut in exports and recommending an embargo against unfriendly states | ||||||||
2017 Islamic State headquarters in Raqqa is declared under full control of the US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesperson Talal Sello after four months of fighting | ||||||||
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Famous Birthdays | ||||||||
Also John Wilkes and Arthur Miller. | ||||||||
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Famous Deaths | ||||||||
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Chopin: The Day the Music Died | ||||||||
The brief life of Chopin, one of music’s earliest superstars, ended on this day when the sickly composer fell victim to tuberculosis. He was just 39. | ||||||||
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Thursday, October 17, 2024
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