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📅 #OnThisDay, October 21 in 1910:
HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 21 in 1910:
HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 21 in 1858:
French composer Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, featuring the music most associated with the can-can audio featured), was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.
French composer Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, featuring the music most associated with the can-can audio featured), was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.
October 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 21 in 1858:
French composer Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, featuring the music most associated with the can-can audio featured), was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.
French composer Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, featuring the music most associated with the can-can audio featured), was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 21 in 1345:
Hundred Years' War: The English victory at the Battle of Auberoche marked a change in the military balance of power in Aquitaine, with the subsequent collapse of the French position.
Hundred Years' War: The English victory at the Battle of Auberoche marked a change in the military balance of power in Aquitaine, with the subsequent collapse of the French position.
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 21 in 1345:
Hundred Years' War: The English victory at the Battle of Auberoche marked a change in the military balance of power in Aquitaine, with the subsequent collapse of the French position.
Hundred Years' War: The English victory at the Battle of Auberoche marked a change in the military balance of power in Aquitaine, with the subsequent collapse of the French position.
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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📅 #OnThisDay, October 20 in 2024:
Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were sworn in as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.
Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were sworn in as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 20 in 2024:
Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were sworn in as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.
Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were sworn in as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 20 in 1973:
Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned after refusing to obey President Richard Nixon's order to have Archibald Cox fired.
Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned after refusing to obey President Richard Nixon's order to have Archibald Cox fired.
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 20 in 1973:
Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned after refusing to obey President Richard Nixon's order to have Archibald Cox fired.
Watergate scandal: Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned after refusing to obey President Richard Nixon's order to have Archibald Cox fired.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 20 in 1944:
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the recapture of the Philippines.
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the recapture of the Philippines.
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 20 in 1944:
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the recapture of the Philippines.
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the recapture of the Philippines.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 20 in 1936:
British woman Mabel Freer was refused entry to Australia after failing a dictation test given in Italian, leading to a debate over Australia's immigration policy.
British woman Mabel Freer was refused entry to Australia after failing a dictation test given in Italian, leading to a debate over Australia's immigration policy.
October 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 20 in 1936:
British woman Mabel Freer was refused entry to Australia after failing a dictation test given in Italian, leading to a debate over Australia's immigration policy.
British woman Mabel Freer was refused entry to Australia after failing a dictation test given in Italian, leading to a debate over Australia's immigration policy.
📅 #PicOfTheDay - #OnThisDay, October 20 in 2022:
Protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years.
Protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years.
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #PicOfTheDay - #OnThisDay, October 20 in 2022:
Protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years.
Protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years.
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 19 in 1965:
Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Army.
Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Army.
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 19 in 1965:
Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Army.
Vietnam War: The Siege of Plei Me began with the first major confrontation between soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Army.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 19 in 1955:
At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
October 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 19 in 1955:
At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
At a meeting of its general assembly, the European Broadcasting Union approved the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 19 in 1943:
World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.
World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 19 in 1943:
World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.
World War II: Allied aircraft sank the German cargo ship Sinfra, killing mostly Italian POWs.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 19 in 1864:
American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the Confederates, the Union army emerged victorious at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the Confederates, the Union army emerged victorious at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
October 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 19 in 1864:
American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the Confederates, the Union army emerged victorious at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
American Civil War: Despite incurring nearly twice as many casualties as the Confederates, the Union army emerged victorious at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
📅 #PicOfTheDay - #OnThisDay, October 19 in 2005:
Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).
Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).
October 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📅 #PicOfTheDay - #OnThisDay, October 19 in 2005:
Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).
Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
October 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 18 in 2019:
Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.
Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 18 in 2019:
Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.
Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 18 in 1963:
The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.
The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 18 in 1963:
The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.
The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 18 in 1775:
American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.
American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 18 in 1775:
American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.
American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.
📅 #OnThisDay, October 18 in 1356:
The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.
The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.
October 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📅 #OnThisDay, October 18 in 1356:
The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.
The most significant earthquake to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history destroyed Basel, Switzerland.
📅 #PicOfTheDay - #OnThisDay, October 18 in 1887:
Johannes Brahms conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann.
Johannes Brahms conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann.
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 #PicOfTheDay - #OnThisDay, October 18 in 1887:
Johannes Brahms conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann.
Johannes Brahms conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann.