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History Streak #20 answers
October 3, 2026 · Starting event: California Institute of Technology is founded (1891)
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1388War
At the Battle of Buir Lake, a Ming Chinese army led by general Lan Yu defeated the forces of Tögüs Temür, the Mongol khan of Northern Yuan
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1460
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1650History
English domestic servant Anne Greene survived being hanged for infanticide
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1782Business
British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah
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1829Landmarks
The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded
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1852
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1864War
New Zealand Wars: A British victory against the Māori King Movement brought the Tauranga campaign to an end
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1891
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1899History
The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean
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1924
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1933Business
The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
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1949Politics
Paul Robeson performs a second concert in Peekskill, New York eight days after the Peekskill riots
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1966Transport
A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people
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1986Science
The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus
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1993Politics
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo
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1995Disaster
The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake
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2011