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History Streak #10 answers

September 23, 2026 · Starting event: Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became a summer blockbuster and the first film to earn $100 million in U.S. theatrical rentals (1975)

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1. 1183 BC
   War

   Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy marking the end of the legendary Trojan War, given by chief librarian of the Library of Alexandria Eratosthenes, among others

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2. 1706
   Birth

   Benjamin Franklin, American polymath and statesman, is born

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3. 1882
   Sport

   Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is founded

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4. 1919
   Landmarks

   Benito Mussolini founds his Italian Fascist political movement in Milan

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5. 1938
   TV

   Winston Churchill, in a broadcast address to the United States, condemns the Munich Agreement as a defeat, and calls upon America and western Europe to prepare for armed resistance against Hitler

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6. 1956
   Birth

   Anthony Bourdain, American chef and television personality, is born

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7. 1971
   Music

   English musician John Lennon releases his second studio album Imagine. Worldwide sales of the title track will exceed 5 million

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8. 1975
   FilmStarting event

   Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became a summer blockbuster and the first film to earn $100 million in U.S. theatrical rentals

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9. 1982
   Music

   Musician Ozzy Osbourne is treated for rabies after biting the head off a live bat during a concert in Des Moines, Iowa

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10. 1986
    Disaster

    Chernobyl disaster occurs

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11. 1988
    Religion

    A meeting of Islamic Jihadi leaders, including Osama bin Laden, takes place, leading to the founding of Al-Qaeda

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12. 1994
    Business

    Amazon is founded

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13. 2001
    War

    George W. Bush, president of the United States, delivers remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington praising Muslim Americans and condemning Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks

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14. 2005
    History

    Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall. Camilla receives the title Duchess of Cornwall

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15. 2006
    Games

    The video game Roblox is released

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16. 2008
    Film

    The film The Dark Knight is released

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17. 2009
    Politics

    Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African-American to hold the office

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18. 2011
    TV

    The TV series American Horror Story first airs

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19. 2019
    Politics

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust

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20. 2022
    History

    Elon Musk reaches an agreement to acquire the social media network Twitter (which he later rebrands as X) for US$44 billion, which later closes in October

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21. 2023
    Disaster

    Russo-Ukrainian war: The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled region of Kherson is destroyed, threatening the region with devastating floodwaters

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