Associated Press On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. The live drama, which employed…
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Associated Press On Oct. 29, 1969, the Internet had its beginnings when the first host-to-host connection was made on the Arpanet – an experimental military…
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Associated Press On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President…
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Associated Press On Oct. 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was born in New York City. 1787- The first of…
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Associated Press On Oct. 26, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop…
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Associated Press On Oct. 23, 1983, a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 241 U.S. Marines and sailors; a near-simultaneous attack on…
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Associated Press On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases…
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Associated Press On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. 1797- The U.S. Navy frigate…
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Associated Press On Oct. 20, 2011, Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s dictator for 42 years was killed as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte and captured…
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Associated Press On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent – its biggest…
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