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1143 – Spanish King Alfonso VII of Leon recognizes Portugal as an independent kingdom.

1582 – Due to the institution of the Gregorian calendar this never happens in 1582 for Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

1789 – Parisian women “March on Versailles” or “The October March/Bread March” to protest Louis XVI. They demand the end of feudalism, bread and insist the court return to Paris. A turning point in the French revolution, it demonstrated the extreme level of anger and unrest amongst the third estate.

1902—Ray A. Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s is born. Celebrate with a Big Mac and fries.

1921 – First radio broadcast of the the World Series.

1944 – French women receive the right to vote. 

1947 – President Harry S. Truman gives the first televised presidential address.

1969 – Monty Python’s Flying Circus debuts on the BBC. Here’s to the Ministry of Silly Walks!

1986 – Israeli secret nuclear weapons are revealed. 

2000 – In the “Bulldozer Revolution” mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Slobodan Milošević. 

2005— Senate votes 90-9 to approve an amendment that prohibiting the use of “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” against anyone in U.S. government custody.

2005— Sidney Crosby plays his first NHL game with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2007 —Marion Jones admits to lying about her steroid usage.