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OCTOBER 10, 1903
Emmeline Pankhurst (pictured) founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.
Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win in 1918 the right Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1963
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, went into effect.
The Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), formally known as the 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1760
In a treaty with Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname gained territorial autonomy.
The Ndyuka people or Aukan people (Okanisi), are one of six Maroon peoples in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Read More
OCTOBER 10, 680
Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph.
Husayn ibn Ali was a social, political and religious leader. The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1911
The Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, marking the beginning of the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty, and led Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1846
English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.
William Lassell was an English merchant and astronomer. He is remembered for his improvements to the reflecting telescope and his ensuing discoveries Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1933
In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard.
Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, government, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, demoralization, destabilization, division, disruption, or Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1973
U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1831
Angry at the defeat of the Second Reform Bill a crowd burnt down Nottingham Castle, England, home of the Duke of Newcastle, who had opposed the bill in parliament.
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, enacted by the Whig government Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1992
After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu (pictured), the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.
Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is an 822.96-metre-long (2,700 ft) cable-stayed six-laned toll bridge over the Hooghly River in Read More
OCTOBER 10, 1943
World War II: The Kempeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More

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