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History Streak #38 answers

October 21, 2026 · Starting event: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres paints Grande Odalisque (1814)

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1. 1136
   War

   Abbasid Caliph al-Rashid Billah flees from Bagdhad, which had been besieged by an army of the Seljuk Turks under Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud for fifty days

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2. 1190
   Books

   Moshe ben Maimon publishes The Guide for the Perplexed

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3. 1607
   Transport

   The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland (14 September N.S.)

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4. 1745
   Birth

   Alessandro Volta, Italian chemist and physicist, is born

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5. 1798
   War

   The French Armée d'Orient under Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a Mamluk army under Murad Bey in battle of Shubra Khit

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6. 1800
   Birth

   Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German Field Marshal, is born

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7. 1814
   ArtStarting event

   Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres paints Grande Odalisque

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8. 1817
   History

   Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state

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9. 1875
   Art

   Edgar Degas paints L'Absinthe

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10. 1885
    History

    The first Japanese immigrants arrive in Hawaii

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11. 1903
    Landmarks

    Trans-Siberian railway officially opens

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12. 1923
    Sport

    The First American Track and Field championships for women are held

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13. 1975
    History

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in limited release

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14. 1976
    Music

    Queen releases the album A Day at the Races

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15. 1988
    Politics

    The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence

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16. 1991
    Politics

    The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic is renamed into the Republic of Kazakhstan

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17. 1994
    Film

    Legends of the Fall, directed by Edward Zwick, is released

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18. 1999
    Books

    Neil Gaiman publishes Stardust

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19. 2009
    Music

    Arctic Monkeys releases the album Humbug

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20. 2015
    Games

    The video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is released

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21. 2018
    Disaster

    A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue killing eleven and injuring six, including four police officers

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