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History Streak #8 answers
September 21, 2026 · Starting event: Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (1924)
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1521
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1603
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1612
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1656
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1779Politics
The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden
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1833War
Yagan, a Noongar warrior, was killed for leading attacks on British colonists in Western Australia
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1844Religion
Báb: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Baháʼí Faith
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1848
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1888History
Emma Elizabeth Smith was killed in the first of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London
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1903
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1924BooksStarting event
Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
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1954Sport
Willie Mays of the New York Giants made The Catch, one of the most famous defensive plays in the history of Major League Baseball
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1960History
The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100
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1969Music
British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first album, Led Zeppelin, in the United States
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1972History
A brawl broke out between players, fans, and police officers during an ice hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues in Philadelphia
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1975Politics
In Iceland, 90% of women take part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of gender inequality
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1997Disaster
Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839 crashes in the Lambir Hills National Park while on approach to Miri Airport in Malaysia, killing 10
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1998
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2005
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2009
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2020