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History Streak #37 answers

October 20, 2026 · Starting event: Sinéad O'Connor releases the song "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990)

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1. 407 BC
   Birth

   Eudoxus of Cnidus, Greek astronomer and mathematician, is born

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2. 1053
   War

   Battle of Civitate: Three thousand Norman horsemen of Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX

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3. 1265
   Birth

   Dante Alighieri, Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher, is born

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4. 1714
   Music

   J. S. Bach led the first performance of his Pentecost cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder at the chapel of Schloss Weimar

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5. 1739
   War

   The War of Jenkins' Ear begins with the first attack on La Guaira

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6. 1868
   Landmarks

   District line officially opens

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7. 1874
   History

   The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria

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8. 1893
   History

   The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting

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9. 1899
   Transport

   RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched

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10. 1917
    History

    The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona

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11. 1928
    Books

    Erich Maria Remarque publishes All Quiet on the Western Front

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12. 1949
    Books

    Arthur Miller publishes Death of a Salesman

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13. 1977
    Politics

    President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (a.k.a. "Tokyo Rose")

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14. 1978
    Politics

    U.S. President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal due to toxic waste that had been disposed of negligently

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15. 1988
    Film

    Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, is released

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16. 1989
    Aviation

    The Sukhoi Su-30 makes its first flight

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17. 1990
    MusicStarting event

    Sinéad O'Connor releases the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"

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18. 1998
    Disaster

    Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Airbus A310-200 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation

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19. 2007
    Games

    The video game The Lord of the Rings Online is released

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20. 2018
    Sport

    Croatian Mario Mandžukić scored the first own goal in a FIFA World Cup final in their defeat to France

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21. 2024
    Film

    Gladiator II, directed by Ridley Scott, is released

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