September 23rd in History

John Paul Jones doesn't give up the ship! Augustus, Kublai Khan, Mickey Rooney, John Coltrane, Ray Charles, and Bruce Springsteen are born; Sigmund Freud, Pablo Neruda, and Robert Bloch die. Happy Kyrgyz Language Day!

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October 22nd in History

First parachute descent, 1797

First parachute descent! In other news, Houdini is punched in the stomach, Daniel Boone and Timothy Leary are born, Cézanne dies, and it's National Nut Day!

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October 22nd in the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis: Day 7 of the "Thirteen Days"! JFK reveals the missiles in Cuba to the American public in a TV address! Follow the exciting story day-by-day through October 28.

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