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Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated
Today in History: October 30, honor for Rosa Parks
Today in History: October 29, “Black Tuesday” on Wall Street
Today in History: October 28, Mussolini takes power
Today in History: October 27, Sadat and Begin win Nobel
Today in History: October 26, Amy Coney Barrett confirmed
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Today in History: October 25, George III takes the throne
Today in History: October 24, the UN charter takes effect
Today in History: October 23, Beirut bombing kills Marines
Today in History: October 22, JFK reveals missile bases
Today in History: October 21, Edison perfects electric light
Today in History: October 20, the “Saturday Night Massacre”
Today in History: October 19, Lord Cornwallis surrenders
Today in History: October 18, U.S. gets Alaska
Today in History: October 17, Einstein arrives in the U.S.
Today in History: October 15, Senate confirms Thomas
Historic Aldie Mill back in service; will grind corn, wheat for local distiller’s bourbon
Today in History: October 14, Martin Luther King wins Nobel
Today in History: October 13, Chilean miners rescued
Loudoun Co. school board to weigh name changes for 10 schools
Today in History: October 12, China arrests “Gang of Four”
Today in History: October 11, Anita Hill accuses Thomas
Today in History: October 10, Naval Academy is established
Today in History: October 9, Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
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