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On this day, October 20, 1973, Henry Kissinger met Leonid Brezhnev to work out a Mideast cease-fire plan. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 1 200
On this day, October 20, 1951, Johnny Bright was assaulted during a football game at Oklahoma A&M. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 2 325
On this day, October 20, 1968, Jackie Kennedy became Jackie Onassis. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 1 281
On October 19, 1960, Martin Luther King was arrested at a lunch counter sit-in. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Oct 20 3 170
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On this day, October 18, 1954, the transistor radio was announced. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 18 Oct 18 4 319
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On October 17, 1969, 14 Black players were dismissed from UWyo's football team for wanting to protest racial injustice. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 17 Oct 17 1 246
On this day, October 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the Black Power salute at the Olympics. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 16 Oct 16 6 405
On this day, October 16, 1882, the Nickel Plate Road began operation. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 16 Oct 16 0 344
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On this day, October 14, 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in a Bell X-1. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 14 Oct 14 5 368
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On this day, October 14, 1963, JFK met with his aides in the Oval Office while John John was at play. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 14 Oct 14 6 430
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On this day, October 12, 1928, the iron lung was used for the first time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 12 3 306
On this day, October 12, 1871, Pres. Grant took the first step to suspending habeas corpus in South Carolina. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 12 2 338
On this day, October 12, 1998, Matthew Shepard died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 12 8 301
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On this day, October 11, 2023, a memorial to the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire was unveiled. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 11 Oct 11 3 338
On this day, October 11, 1987, the AIDS Memorial Quilt was displayed for the first time. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 11 Oct 11 2 388
On this day, October 11, 1963, the President's Commission on the Status of Women released its report. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 11 Oct 11 2 299
On this day, October 10, 1774, the Battle of Point Pleasant was fought. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 10 1 479
On this day, October 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 10 2 296
On this day, October 10, 1957, Ghanian finance minister Komla Gbedemah was denied service at a Delaware restaurant. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 10 Oct 10 4 380
On this day, October 9, 1949, activist William E. Woods was born. His work led to the legalization of same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 9 Oct 9 1 301
On this day, October 8, 1956, Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 2 362
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On this day, October 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 6 272
On this day, October 7, 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland by a score of 222-0. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 7 Oct 7 0 308
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On this day, October 4, 1957, the Russians launched Sputnik. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 4 Oct 4 1 271
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On this day, October 3, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found semi-conscious and delirious in Baltimore. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 3 Oct 3 8 426
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On this day, October 3, 1951, there was a shot heard 'round the world. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 3 Oct 3 2 494
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On this day, October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2 Oct 2 6 217
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