As human civilizations rose, these diseases struck them down. In the realm of infectious d iseases, a pandemic is the worst case scenario. When an epidemic spreads… Read more “Pandemics That Changed History”
1901: First barrel ride down Niagara Falls OCTOBER 24HISTORY
First barrel ride down Niagara Falls On October 24, 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to successfully take the plunge over Niagara… Read more “1901: First barrel ride down Niagara Falls OCTOBER 24HISTORY”
1867 THIS DAY IN HISTORY OCTOBER 18,
On October 18, 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre. Indigenous peoples… Read more “1867 THIS DAY IN HISTORY OCTOBER 18,”
1934: The Long March THIS DAY IN HISTORY OCTOBER 16
On October 16, 1934, the embattled Chinese Communists break through Nationalist enemy lines and begin an epic flight from their encircled headquarters in southwest China. Known as Ch’ang… Read more “1934: The Long March THIS DAY IN HISTORY OCTOBER 16”
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1917: Dancer and spy Mata Hari is executed OCTOBER 15
Dancer and spy Mata Hari is executed Dancer, courtesan and alleged spy Mata Hari is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside of Paris She… Read more “THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1917: Dancer and spy Mata Hari is executed OCTOBER 15”
1492 – October 12 – This day in History Columbus reaches the “New World”
After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island on October 12, 1492, believing he has reached East Asia. His expedition went ashore the… Read more “1492 – October 12 – This day in History Columbus reaches the “New World””
Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize 11 October 2002
On October 11, 2002, former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy… Read more “Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize 11 October 2002”
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) Saint or Serpent
Cromwell has been the only commoner ever to become supreme head of a British state, and as such has a unique place in history; but has also… Read more “Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) Saint or Serpent”
THIS DAY IN HISTORY OCTOBER 7 2001 U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins
On October 7, 2001, a U.S.-led coalition begins attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan with an intense bombing campaign by American and British forces. Logistical support was provided by… Read more “THIS DAY IN HISTORY OCTOBER 7 2001 U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan begins”
THIS DAY IN HISTORY OCTOBER 09 Che Guevara is executed
1967 October 09 Che Guevara is executed On October 9, 1967, socialist revolutionary and guerilla leader Che Guevara, age 39, is killed by the Bolivian army. The U.S.-military-backed Bolivian… Read more “THIS DAY IN HISTORY OCTOBER 09 Che Guevara is executed”
James Bond: The Actors Who’ve Played the Spy
When author Ian Fleming began writing his first novel, ‘Casino Royale,’ in 1952 about a fictional British spy agent named James Bond, he could hardly have foreseen… Read more “James Bond: The Actors Who’ve Played the Spy“
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