On this day in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar, which was created as a way to reform the Julian calendar. 

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On this day in 1947, American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. 

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On this day in 1917, a crowd of thousands of people gathered in Fátima, Portugal, to witness a miracle, and many reported seeing unusual solar activity that became known as the Miracle of the Sun.

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On this day in 1810, the first Oktoberfest began after the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. 

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This day in 1899 marks the beginning of the Second Boer War, a conflict between the British Empire and the Boer states of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.

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On this day in 1911, an uprising against the Qing government began in Wuchang in China. 

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On this day in 1855, American inventor Joshua Stoddard was issued a patent for the calliope.

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On this day in 1892, Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva was born in Moscow. 

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On this day in 1916, the Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland College football game in Atlanta ended with a score of 222-0, making it the most lopsided college football game in history.

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On this day in 1908, Austria-Hungary announced that it was annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

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