On this day in history
October 22
American
1962John F Kennedy tells the nation that Soviet missiles are in Cuba and orders a naval quarantine, bringing the w…
John F Kennedy tells the nation that Soviet missiles are in Cuba and orders a naval quarantine, bringing the world to the edge of nuclear war.
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1836Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
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World
1797Andre Jacques Garnerin jumps from a balloon over Paris in the first parachute descent in history, landing safe…
Andre Jacques Garnerin jumps from a balloon over Paris in the first parachute descent in history, landing safely.
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1964Jean Paul Sartre is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and immediately refuses it, sayin…
Jean Paul Sartre is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and immediately refuses it, saying a writer must not become an institution.
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