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115 years ago today, an armed rebellion began in the Wuchang District of Wuhan. It would eventually lead to the end of monarchy in China. (en.wikipedia.org)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_Revolution

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40 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation was announced in a press conference in the Paramount Studios backlot (www.startrek.com)
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“We offended a lot of people in those days by having what's spoken of as 'neo-communistic' ideas like a multiracial crew and sexual equality,” said Roddenberry. “I dearly hope I will offend some of you with this new one, because we must continue to do that. We must continue to talk about exciting and different things.”

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70 years ago today, NASA astronaut Janice Elaine Voss was born. She flew on five space shuttle missions and spent a total of 49d 3h 49m in space. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Here is her 1987 PhD thesis: Real time identification of large space structures

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1575 years ago today, the Council of Chalcedon convened in what is today Kadıköy, Istanbul. The Council's judgments and definitions marked a significant turning point in the Christological debates. (en.wikipedia.org)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christology

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170 years ago today, the Second Opium War began (en.wikipedia.org)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unequal_treaties

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70 years ago today, Don Larsen pitched the sixth "perfect game" in Major League Baseball history, and the only one ever during a World Series. (en.wikipedia.org)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games

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59 years ago today, a group of Ñancahuazú Guerrillas led by Che Guevara were captured by Bolivian soldiers under the direction of CIA officer Félix Rodríguez. Guevara was executed the following day. (en.wikipedia.org)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%91ancahuaz%C3%BA_Guerrilla

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_of_Che

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(soldier)

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25 years ago today, George W. Bush issued an executive order creating the "Office of Homeland Security", headed by Tom Ridge. It would become an executive department a year later. (en.wikipedia.org)
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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/10/10/01-25677/establishing-the-office-of-homeland-security-and-the-homeland-security-council

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82 years ago today, a revolt occurred in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp (en.wikipedia.org)
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200 years ago today, the Granite Railway began operating in Massachusetts, carrying stone from Quincy to Milton. It is often considered the first commercial railway in the United States. (en.wikipedia.org)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_railroads_in_North_America

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110 years ago today, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the Cumberland College Bulldogs 222–0 in what remains the most lopsided college football game in US history (en.wikipedia.org)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_100-point_games_in_college_football

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67 years ago today, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 captured the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon (en.wikipedia.org)
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30 years ago today, Fox News was launched. To accelerate its adoption by cable providers, Fox News paid systems up to $11 per subscriber to distribute the channel. (en.wikipedia.org)
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$11 per subscriber citation: https://www.webcitation.org/5uRU0fPQa?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accessmylibrary.com%2Farticle-1G1-18396534%2Fbold-grab-subs-murdoch.html

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25 years ago today, the United States invaded Afghanistan. Although victory was declared five weeks later, it was the beginning of a war in which it would take the US two decades to admit defeat. (en.wikipedia.org)
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screenshot of linked wikipedia article's infobox, with a map and this text: United States invasion of Afghanistan Part of the Afghan conflict, war in Afghanistan and the war on terror (map caption) The invasion of Afghanistan by the US-led coalition (19 October - 17 December) Date: 7 October – 17 December 2001 (2 months, 1 week and 3 days) Location: Afghanistan Result: American-led coalition victory Territorial changes: Collapse of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) Establishment of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan Start of the war in Afghanistan and Taliban insurgency

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99 years ago today, the part-talkie film The Jazz Singer premiered. It was the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous singing and speech. (en.wikipedia.org)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/53647782

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part-talkie

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50 years ago today, Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 was bombed by CIA-backed Cuban anticommunist terrorists. All 73 people on board were killed, including the entire Cuban fencing team. (en.wikipedia.org)
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