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History Streak #41 answers

October 24, 2026 · Starting event: The Thalys brand is launched (1995)

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1. 54 BC
   Birth

   Tibullus, Roman poet and writer of elegies, is born

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2. 1383
   War

   The male line of the Portuguese House of Burgundy becomes extinct with the death of King Fernando, leaving only his daughter Beatrice. Rival claimants begin a period of civil war and disorder

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3. 1538
   Religion

   Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England

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4. 1779
   War

   American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia

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5. 1788
   Politics

   Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty

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6. 1866
   History

   A plebiscite ratifies the annexation of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before on October 19

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7. 1874
   Birth

   Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement, is born

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8. 1882
   Sport

   Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match

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9. 1890
   Books

   Oscar Wilde publishes The Picture of Dorian Gray

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10. 1906
    Transport

    Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster

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11. 1908
    Transport

    Wilbur Wright makes the Wright Brothers' first public flight, at a racecourse at Le Mans, France

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12. 1954
    Film

    Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is released

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13. 1958
    Music

    English composer Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde was premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival

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14. 1963
    Books

    Sylvia Plath publishes The Bell Jar

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15. 1985
    Politics

    The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals

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16. 1989
    Landmarks

    FNB Stadium officially opens

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17. 1995
    BusinessStarting event

    The Thalys brand is launched

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18. 1996
    Music

    No Doubt releases the song "Don't Speak"

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19. 2009
    History

    The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords

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20. 2010
    Disaster

    Arab Spring: Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Sidi Bouzid, set himself on fire in protest against police harassment, triggering the Tunisian revolution

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21. 2024
    History

    A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator

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