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Events:C/P.
69 Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.
1147 After a siege of 4 months crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon.
1260 The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1260 Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.
1360 The Treaty of Brιtigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.
1590 John White, The governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.
1648 The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.
1795 Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among Austria, Prussia, and Russia
1812 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
1851 William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel (moon) orbiting Uranus.
1857 Sheffield F.C., the world's first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.
1861 The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.
1901 Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
1911 Orville Wright remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
1912 First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory.
1917 Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat by the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Austro-Italian front of World War I (lasts until 19 November - also called Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo).
1926 Harry Houdini's last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.
1929 "Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.
1930 A bloodless coup d'ιtat in Brazil ousts Washington Luνs Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getϊlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as "provisional president."
1931 The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
1944 World War II: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku, and the battleship Musashi are sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1945 Founding of the United Nations
1946 A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
1947 Walt Disney testifies to the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
1949 The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam
1957 The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.
1960 Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over 100. Among the dead is Field Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin, whose death is reported to have occurred in a plane crash
1964 Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony)
1973 Yom Kippur War ends
1977 Veterans Day is observed on the fourth Monday in October for the seventh and last time. (The holiday is once again observed on November 11 beginning the following year.)
1980 Government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union
1986 Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing on an El Al flight at Heathrow. After the verdict, the United Kingdom breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, claiming that Hindawi is helped by Syrian officials.
1990 Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian "stay-behind" clandestine paramilitary NATO army.
1998 Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission
2002 Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.
2003 Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
2005 Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
2008 "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
End of C/P.
Events:C/P.
69 Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.
1147 After a siege of 4 months crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon.
1260 The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1260 Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.
1360 The Treaty of Brιtigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.
1590 John White, The governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.
1648 The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.
1795 Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among Austria, Prussia, and Russia
1812 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
1851 William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel (moon) orbiting Uranus.
1857 Sheffield F.C., the world's first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.
1861 The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.
1901 Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
1911 Orville Wright remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
1912 First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory.
1917 Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat by the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Austro-Italian front of World War I (lasts until 19 November - also called Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo).
1926 Harry Houdini's last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.
1929 "Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.
1930 A bloodless coup d'ιtat in Brazil ousts Washington Luνs Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getϊlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as "provisional president."
1931 The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
1944 World War II: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku, and the battleship Musashi are sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1945 Founding of the United Nations
1946 A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
1947 Walt Disney testifies to the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
1949 The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam
1957 The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.
1960 Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over 100. Among the dead is Field Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin, whose death is reported to have occurred in a plane crash
1964 Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony)
1973 Yom Kippur War ends
1977 Veterans Day is observed on the fourth Monday in October for the seventh and last time. (The holiday is once again observed on November 11 beginning the following year.)
1980 Government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union
1986 Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing on an El Al flight at Heathrow. After the verdict, the United Kingdom breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, claiming that Hindawi is helped by Syrian officials.
1990 Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian "stay-behind" clandestine paramilitary NATO army.
1998 Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission
2002 Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.
2003 Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
2005 Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
2008 "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
End of C/P.