This Day in History Class

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This Day in History Class episodes

October 06, 2020 First Peacetime Train Robbery in U.S. / Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina - October 6
The Reno Brothers staged the first peacetime train robbery in the U.S. on this day in 1866. / On this day in 1908, Austria-Hungary announced that it was annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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October 05, 2020 Women's March on Versailles / Jarrow March began - October 5
Women marched on Versailles on this day in 1789. / On this day in 1936, people protesting unemployment and calling for the establishment of work in Jarrow, England, began their march to London.

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October 04, 2020 First Paris-Istanbul Run of the Orient Express / Sputnik's launch inspired satellite navigation systems - October 4
The Orient Express started its service from Paris to Istanbul, then often called Constantinople, on this day in 1883. / On this day, the Soviets launched Sputnik, which inspired scientists to begin using satellites to create navigation systems.

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October 03, 2020 Italy invaded the Ethiopian Empire / Tula, leader of the Curaçao Slave Revolt, executed - October 3
Italy invaded the Ethiopian Empire, also known as Abyssinia, on this day in 1935. / Tula, leader of the Curaçao Slave Revolt, was executed on this day in 1795.

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October 02, 2020 Perejil (Parsley) Massacre Began / "The Obedience of a Christian Man" published - October 2
The Perejil, or Parsley, Massacre began on this day in 1937. / "The Obedience of a Christian Man," a book by English Protestant author William Tyndale, was published on this day in 1528.

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October 01, 2020 People's Republic of China Formed / 30 September Movement assassinated Indonesian army generals - October 1
Mao Zedong proclaimed the formation of the People's Republic of China on this day in 1949. / On this day in 1965, a group of Indonesian National Armed Forces members calling themselves the 30 September Movement assassinated six high-ranking Indonesian army generals.

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September 30, 2020 Boeing 747 Introduced / Rumi born - September 30
The Boeing 747 was introduced on this day in 1968. / On this day in 1207, Persian poet and scholar Rumi was born.

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September 29, 2020 Rudolf Diesel Died / Kyshtym disaster - September 29
Rudolf Diesel disappeared on this day in 1913, which is also marked as the date of his death. / On this day in 1957, an explosion in a Soviet plutonium-processing plant created fallout that contaminated thousands of square miles around the disaster site.

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September 28, 2020 Lilian Bland Born / Spaghetti House siege - September 28
Lilian Bland was born on this day in 1878. / On this day in 1975, an attempt to rob the Spaghetti House restaurant in London turned into a nearly week-long siege.
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September 27, 2020 Suleiman's Siege of Vienna Began / Bud Powell born - September 27
Suleiman's siege of Vienna began on this day in 1529. / On this day in 1924, pioneering jazz pianist Bud Powell was born.

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