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History Streak #39 answers
October 22, 2026 · Starting event: Emma Orczy publishes The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905)
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489War
Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy
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805History
Noble Erchana of Dahauua grants the Bavarian town of Dachau to the Diocese of Freising
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969Politics
Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas is assassinated by his wife Theophano and her lover, the later Emperor John I Tzimiskes
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1774History
Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves
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1785History
Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon
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1846
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1878War
The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano
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1883
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1892
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1905
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1906
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1947Transport
Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket
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1951
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1954
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1962
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1980Film
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, directed by Vladimir Menshov, is released
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1983Politics
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence; it is only recognized by Turkey
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1995Disaster
Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board
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2008
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2015
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2024