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 23rd in History

Santos-Dumont and the 14 Bis

First airplane flight in Europe! In other news, three major World War II battles take place, the Smurfs appear for the first time, Johnny Carson and "Weird Al" Yankovic are born, Brutus and Maybelle Carter die, and it's Chulalongkorn Day in Thailand!

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October 24th in History

Wall Street

Black Tuesday and Bloody Friday hit Wall Street! In other news, the first person goes over Niagara Falls in a barrel, the Big Bopper and Stephen Covey are born, Tycho Brahe and Rosa Parks die, and it's Suez Day in Egypt!

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