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What Happened On October 10

Q: What happened on October 10?

1933: In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard. 680: Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala (depicted) by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph. 1760: In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy. 1575: Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise, defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others. 2009: Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side. 2018: Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage. 2007: Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11. 1997: Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74. 1964: The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites. 1957: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.

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1933 First ever
In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard.
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680 Oddly true
Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala (depicted) by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1760 Oddly true
In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1575 Oddly true
Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise, defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2009 Weird
Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2018 Oddly true
Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2007 First ever
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1997 Oddly true
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1964 First ever
The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1957 Oddly true
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2022Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Wikipedia →
2018Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage. Wikipedia →
2018The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency. Wikipedia →
2015Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+. Wikipedia →
2010The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country. Wikipedia →
2009Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side. Wikipedia →
2007Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11. Wikipedia →
2002Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Wikipedia →
1998A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises jetliner is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people. Wikipedia →
1997Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74. Wikipedia →
1986A 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shakes El Salvador, killing 1,500. Wikipedia →
1985US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it to land in Italy. Wikipedia →
1980The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria, killing 2,633 and injuring 8,369. Wikipedia →
1980The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is founded in El Salvador. Wikipedia →
1979The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland. Wikipedia →
1975Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations. Wikipedia →
1973U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax. Wikipedia →
1971Aeroflot Flight 773 is destroyed by a bomb over Moscow Oblast, killing 25. Wikipedia →
1970Fiji becomes independent. Wikipedia →
1970Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec Vice Premier Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec. Wikipedia →
1967The Outer Space Treaty comes into force. Wikipedia →
1964The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites. Wikipedia →
1963France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. Wikipedia →
1963The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect. Wikipedia →
1957U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant. Wikipedia →
1957The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident. Wikipedia →
1954The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat, Neil Innes, sends a signal to the Sultanate's forces, accompanied with oil explorers, to penetrate Fahud, marking the beginning of Jebel Akhdar War. Wikipedia →
1945The Double Tenth Agreement is signed by the Communist Party and the Kuomintang about the future of China. Wikipedia →
1938Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland. Wikipedia →
1935In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic. Wikipedia →
1933A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation. Wikipedia →
1928Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China. Wikipedia →
1920The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria. Wikipedia →
1918RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the largest loss of life on the Irish Sea. Wikipedia →
1913U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal. Wikipedia →
1911The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy. Wikipedia →
1903The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women. Wikipedia →
1868The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba. Wikipedia →
1846Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell. Wikipedia →
1845In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students. Wikipedia →
1814War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy. Wikipedia →
1780The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean. Wikipedia →
1760In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy. Wikipedia →
1580Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion. Wikipedia →
1575Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise, defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others. Wikipedia →
1507The Kingdom of Hormuz recognises the sovereignty of the Portuguese king following a battle with the forces of Afonso de Albuquerque. Wikipedia →
1492The crew of Christopher Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, attempt a mutiny. Wikipedia →
1471Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark. Wikipedia →
732Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France. Wikipedia →
680The Battle of Karbala marks the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali. Wikipedia →
415The second church structure of Hagia Sophia was inaugurated. Wikipedia →
19The Roman general Germanicus dies near Antioch. He was convinced that the mysterious illness that ended in his death was a result of poisoning by the Syrian governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, whom he had ordered to leave the province. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

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1975The New York Times
Senators Raise New Doubts on Warren Report Relating to Purported Soviet Defector
Sources say key US intelligence officials have long had doubts about reliability of purported Soviet defector, Lt Col…
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