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5 days ago · Columbus Day, in the United States, holiday (originally October 12; since 1971 the second Monday in October) to commemorate the landing of Christopher Columbus on October 12, 1492, in the New World. Learn more about the history of Columbus Day in this article.
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4 days ago · October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 63 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 312 – Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilation.
2 days ago · Israel-Hamas War, war between Israel and Palestinian militants, especially Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a land, sea, and air assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip.
13 hours ago · 28. A. Ganeshamurthi, 76, Indian politician, MP (1998–1999, 2009–2014, since 2019) and once Tamil Nadu MLA, suicide by poisoning. [1] Nozir Hossain, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996, 2001–2008). [2] Lai Ming-sze [ zh], 58, Hong Kong singer and actress ( The Inspector Wears Skirts ). [3] 27.
4 days ago · October 8, 1974 (Tuesday) In the largest bank failure in U.S. history, Franklin National Bank on Long Island , adjacent to New York City , collapsed after becoming insolvent and having insufficient assets to pay the interest on a one-billion-dollar loan from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank .
3 days ago · National Day. NATIONAL FIRE PUP DAY | October 1. National Day. NATIONAL PUMPKIN SPICE DAY | October 1. National Day. NATIONAL GREEN CITY DAY | October 1. Founded in 2022 by National Day Calendar® and Monica Tierney, founder of Mio Reggio LLC. National Day. NATIONAL BLACK DOG DAY | October 1. National Day. NATIONAL HAIR DAY | October 1.
2 days ago · "Godzilla-1.0") is a 2023 Japanese kaiju film written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, with visual effects supervised by Yamazaki and directed by Kiyoko Shibuya. Funded by Toho and produced by TOHO Studios and ROBOT, it stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki.