Associated Press On Oct. 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire erupted. The blaze destroyed four square miles of the city, killing about 250 people and…
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Associated Press On Oct. 7, 2001, the United States and Britain launched air strikes against Taliban positions and Osama bin Laden’s training camps in Afghanistan;…
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Associated Press On Oct. 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by Islamic militants while reviewing a military parade. 1884- The Naval…
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Associated Press Today in History: Monday, October 05, 2015 On Oct. 5, 1953, Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the…
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Associated Press On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the first African-American to…
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Associated Press Today in History: Thursday, October 01, 2015 On Oct. 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China during a ceremony in…
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Associated Press Today in History: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 On Sept. 30, 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders agreed at a meeting in Munich…
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On this date… 1789 – A regular army was established by the U.S. War Department with several hundred men. 1829 – The first public appearance…
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September 28 1066 – England was invaded by William the Conqueror who claimed the English throne. 1542 – San Diego, CA, was discovered by Portuguese…
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Associated Press On Sept. 25, 1957, Nine black children who had been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., because of…
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