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Today In History
2017 — Fats Domino, Pioneering New Orleans Musician, Dies at 89
American musician Fats Domino, who was one of the firstrock-and-rollstars and who helped define the New Orleans sound, died at age 89
2005 — Rosa Parks' Refusal Helps Ignite Civil Rights
African American civil rights activist Rosa Parks—whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus to a white man in 1955 helped ignite the American civil rights movement—died at age 92
2003 — British Airways Retires Last Concorde Flight
Supersonic passenger service ended as British Airways flew its last Concorde flight on October 24, 2003; Air France had ceased similar operations in May.
1992 — Toronto Blue Jays Win First Non-U.S. World Series
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves to become the first team not based in the United States to win the World Series
1970 — Salvador Allende Elected First Marxist President of Chile
Salvador Allende's election as the first Marxist president of Chile was confirmed
1962 — Release of Cold War thriller "The Manchurian Candidate"
The American Cold War thriller film The Manchurian Candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer, was released in US theaters in 1962. The film, based on the 1959 novel of the same name, was a critical and commercial success, particularly praised for the performance of Angela Lansbury as the manipulative mother of the main character.
1945 — United Nations established
The charter for the United Nations—the world's premier international organization, established at the end of World War II to maintain world peace and friendly relations among nations—entered into force this day in 1945
1940 — Establishment of the 40-Hour Workweek in the U.S.
The 40-hour workweek went into effect under the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. How much do you know about U.S. history? Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc
1929 — Black Thursday - Record Stock Market Trading
A record 12,894,650 shares of stock were traded, causing the first day of real panic in the Crash of 1929, known as "Black Thursday."
1922 — Mussolini's March on Rome
Benito Mussolini helped plan the March on Rome, which began on October 28 and resulted in him becoming dictator of Italy
1917 — Italian Defeat at the Battle of Caporetto in World War I
In 1917, over 600,000 Italian troops were defeated at the Battle of Caporetto during World War I, resulting in a major setback for the Italian forces.
1861 — First Transcontinental Telegraph Replaces Pony Express
In 1861, the first transcontinental telegram was sent via the telegraph in the United States, effectively bringing to an end the Pony Express mail service that had operated across the American West.
1648 — Peace of Westphalia Ends Major European Wars
The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, as well as the German phase of the Thirty Years' War. The treaty was a landmark agreement that helped reshape the political landscape of Europe following these long and devastating conflicts.
1632 — Birth of Microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born, who became the first to observe bacteria and protozoans.

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